Sun One Web Server up to 6.0 format= privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Sun One Web Server up to 6.0. Affected is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation of the argument format= can lead to privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-1578. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sun One Web Server up to 6.0 (Web Server) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument format= with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Sun ONE (aka iPlanet) Web Server 4.1 through SP12 and 6.0 through SP5, when DNS resolution is enabled for client IP addresses, allows remote attackers to hide HTTP requests from the log-preview functionality by accompanying the requests with crafted DNS responses specifying a domain name beginning with a "format=" substring, related to an "Inverse Lookup Log Corruption (ILLC)" issue.

The weakness was shared 02/05/2010 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-1578 since 02/05/2010. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (56633) and SecurityFocus (BID 7012†). The entries VDB-400, VDB-51763, VDB-51762 and VDB-51761 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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03/04/2003 🔍
02/05/2010 +2530 days 🔍
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03/18/2015 +1867 days 🔍
04/30/2026 +4061 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-1578 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1578
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51754
X-Force: 56633 - Sun ONE (aka iPlanet) Web Server log-preview security bypass
SecurityFocus: 7012 - iPlanet Log Viewing Utility Concealed Log Entry Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 04/30/2026 10:52
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (51), 12/20/2017 09:38 (5), 04/30/2026 10:52 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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