SAP Web Application Server up to 7.00 enserver.exe denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SAP Web Application Server up to 7.00. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file enserver.exe. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2006-5784. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SAP Web Application Server up to 7.00 (Application Server Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the file enserver.exe. 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:

Unspecified vulnerability in enserver.exe in SAP Web Application Server 6.40 before patch 136 and 7.00 before patch 66 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via crafted data on a "3200+SYSNR" TCP port, as demonstrated by port 3201. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged by local users to access a named pipe as the SAPServiceJ2E user.

The bug was discovered 11/02/2006. The weakness was disclosed 11/02/2006 by Nicob (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-5784 since 11/07/2006. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sap.com. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5140.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29982), Exploit-DB (3291), SecurityFocus (BID 20877†), OSVDB (30753†) and Secunia (SA22677†). The entries VDB-2651 and VDB-33166 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sap.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Nicob
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-5784 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5784
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2652
X-Force: 29982
SecurityFocus: 20877 - SAP Web Application Server Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 22677 - SAP Web Application Server Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 30753 - CVE-2006-5784 - SAP - Web Application Server - Information Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1017628
Vulnerability Center: 13043 - SAP Web Application Server Remote File Disclosure Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-4318

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150716
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/06/2006 10:01
Updated: 04/26/2026 20:37
Changes: 11/06/2006 10:01 (74), 07/10/2019 14:35 (12), 08/22/2024 22:55 (17), 04/26/2026 20:37 (1)
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