BEA WebLogic up to 8.1 Clustering denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in BEA WebLogic up to 8.1 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Clustering Handler. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-1742. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in BEA WebLogic up to 8.1 (Application Server Software). This affects an unknown part of the component Clustering 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. The summary by CVE is:

BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express 8.1 SP2 and SP3 allows users with the Monitor security role to "shrink or reset JDBC connection pools."

The bug was discovered 05/24/2005. The weakness was published 05/24/2005 by Mitja Kolsek with BEA Systems (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at dev2dev.bea.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-1742 since 05/25/2005. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18365 (BEA WebLogic <= 8.1 SP4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (XSS, DoS, ID, more)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86703 (BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at dev2dev.bea.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (18365), SecurityFocus (BID 13717†), OSVDB (16833†), Secunia (SA15486†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1014049†). Similar entries are available at VDB-1229, VDB-1421, VDB-1512 and VDB-1518. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 18365
Nessus Name: BEA WebLogic <= 8.1 SP4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (XSS, DoS, ID, more)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: dev2dev.bea.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: dev2dev.bea.com
Researcher: Mitja Kolsek
Organization: BEA Systems
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-1742 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1742
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1515
SecurityFocus: 13717 - BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 15486 - BEA WebLogic Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 16833 - CVE-2005-1742 - BEA - WebLogic - Denial-Of-Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1014049
Vulnerability Center: 8260
Vupen: ADV-2005-0602

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/07/2005 10:45
Updated: 07/02/2025 14:34
Changes: 06/07/2005 10:45 (74), 07/03/2019 10:17 (9), 07/08/2024 09:22 (17), 07/02/2025 14:34 (2)
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