BEA WebLogic Server up to 8.1 SP1 Node Manager denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in BEA WebLogic Server up to 8.1 SP1 (Application Server Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Node Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Node Manager for BEA WebLogic Express and Server 6.1 through 8.1 SP 1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Node Manager crash) via malformed data to the Node Manager s port, as demonstrated by nmap.

The bug was discovered 11/13/2003. The weakness was published 12/31/2003 by JaMbA with Developer (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at dev2dev.bea.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-1223 since 08/16/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 48 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 87147 (Oracle WebLogic Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (BEA03-39.00,BEA03-40.00,BEA03-41.00,BEA03-42.00)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (13749). Similar entries are available at 390, 391, 393 and 394.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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12/31/2003 +48 days 🔍
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06/22/2019 +1765 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: dev2dev.bea.com
Researcher: JaMbA
Organization: Developer
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-1223 (🔍)
X-Force: 13749
Vulnerability Center: 12209 - BEA WebLogic Express and WebLogic Server Node Manager Remote DoS, Medium
SecurityFocus: 9034 - Multiple BEA WebLogic Server/Express Denial of Service and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 10218 - BEA WebLogic Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 3063 - CVE-2003-1223 - BEA - WebLogic Server and Express - Denial-of-Service Issue

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Created: 08/22/2014 15:58
Updated: 06/22/2019 09:26
Changes: 08/22/2014 15:58 (67), 06/22/2019 09:26 (4)
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