Sun Java Active Server Pages up to 4.0.1 Admin Server first input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Java Active Server Pages up to 4.0.1. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Admin Server. Such manipulation of the argument first leads to input validation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-2401. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Java Active Server Pages up to 4.0.1 (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Admin Server. The manipulation of the argument first with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Admin Server in Sun Java Active Server Pages (ASP) Server before 4.0.3 allows remote attackers to append to arbitrary new or existing files via the first argument to a certain file that is included by multiple unspecified ASP applications.

The bug was discovered 06/03/2008. The weakness was published 06/04/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-2401 since 05/22/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33439 (Sun Java System ASP < 4.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 4.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42832), Tenable (33439), SecurityFocus (BID 29537†), OSVDB (46015†) and Secunia (SA30523†). Similar entries are available at VDB-42655, VDB-42654, VDB-42653 and VDB-42652. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 33439
Nessus Name: Sun Java System ASP < 4.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Java Active Server Pages 4.0.2

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05/22/2008 🔍
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08/11/2019 +1609 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-2401 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2401
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42650

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X-Force: 42832
SecurityFocus: 29537 - Sun Java ASP Server Unspecified Remote Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 30523
OSVDB: 46015 - CVE-2008-2401 - Sun - Java ASP Server - File-modification Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020186
Vulnerability Center: 18553 - Sun Java Active Server Pages Vulnerability Allows Arbitrary Code Execution via a File Creation Error, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2008-1742

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/11/2019 10:33
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (72), 08/11/2019 10:33 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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