VDB-25832 · CVE-2005-2306 · SA16081

Macromedia Coldfusion MX 6.1/7.0 race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Macromedia Coldfusion MX 6.1/7.0. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to race condition. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-2306. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Macromedia Coldfusion MX 6.1/7.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

race condition in macromedia jrun 4.0 coldfusion mx 6.1 and 7.0 when under heavy load causes jrun to assign a duplicate authentication token to multiple sessions which could allow authenticated users to gain privileges as other users.

The bug was discovered 07/15/2005. The weakness was disclosed 07/19/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at macromedia.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-2306 since 07/19/2005. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12226 (Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Macromedia JRun and ColdFusion).

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 databases at OSVDB (17911†), Secunia (SA16081†), SecurityTracker (ID 1014489†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-10509†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: macromedia.com

Advisory: macromedia.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2306 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2306
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25832
Secunia: 16081
OSVDB: 17911 - Macromedia - JRun - Unauthorized Session Access Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1014489
Vulnerability Center: 10509 - Macromedia JRun Race Condition, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/30/2025 05:59
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (51), 06/15/2019 13:06 (10), 06/30/2025 05:59 (17)
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