Sun Java System Communications Express 2004q2 Configuration File information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Java System Communications Express 2004q2. It has been declared as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Configuration File. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-3472. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Java System Communications Express 2004q2 (Programming Language Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Configuration File. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Sun Java System Communications Express 2005Q1 and 2004Q2 allows local and remote attackers to read sensitive information from configuration files.

The bug was discovered 11/02/2005. The weakness was released 11/01/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-3472 since 11/02/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23407 (Solaris 8 (sparc) : 118540-42), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Solaris Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 74201 (Sun Java System Communications Express Information Disclosure Vulnerability).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22941), Tenable (23407), SecurityFocus (BID 15271†), OSVDB (20448†) and Secunia (SA17395†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 23407
Nessus Name: Solaris 8 (sparc) : 118540-42
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-3472 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3472
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26816
X-Force: 22941
SecurityFocus: 15271 - Sun Java System Communications Express Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 17395 - Sun Java System Communications Express Configuration File Disclosure, Less Critical
OSVDB: 20448 - Sun Java System Communications Express Remote Configuration File Disclosure
SecurityTracker: 1015135
Vulnerability Center: 10937 - Sun Java System Communications Express Files Disclosure, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-2274

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/29/2025 02:35
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (78), 06/16/2019 10:25 (6), 06/29/2025 02:35 (18)
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