BEA WebLogic 8.1 SSL Connection denial of service

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in BEA WebLogic 8.1 (Application Server Software). Affected is an unknown function of the component SSL Connection Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express 8.1 through 8.1 SP2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (network port comsumption) via unknown actions in HTTPS sessions, which prevents the server from releasing the network port when the session ends.

The bug was discovered 06/14/2004. The weakness was shared 06/14/2004 with BEA Systems, Inc. (Website). The advisory is available at dev2dev.bea.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-2424 since 08/18/2005. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 8.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at ftpna.beasys.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 31602.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (16419). The entry 715 is related to this item.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: Patch
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Upgrade: WebLogic 8.1
Patch: ftpna.beasys.com
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: dev2dev.bea.com
Researcher: http://www.bea.com
Organization: BEA Systems, Inc.
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-2424 (🔍)
X-Force: 16419 - BEA WebLogic Server and Express SSL denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityTracker: 1010492
Vulnerability Center: 4871 - DoS in BEA WebLogic Server and Express versions <= 8.1 SP2 via SSL, High
SecurityFocus: 10544 - BEA WebLogic Server And WebLogic Express Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 11864 - BEA WebLogic SSL Connection Handling Denial of Service, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 7076 - BEA WebLogic SSL Connection DoS

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/16/2004 12:53
Updated: 06/28/2019 17:34
Changes: 06/16/2004 12:53 (91), 06/28/2019 17:34 (2)
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