Macromedia ColdFusion MX Oversized Error Message Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:10163

Info

Macromedia ColdFusion MX Oversized Error Message Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 10163
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 17 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 17 2004 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery is credited to K. K. Mookhey.
Vulnerable: Macromedia ColdFusion MX J2EE 6.0
Macromedia ColdFusion MX J2EE 5.0
Macromedia ColdFusion MX 6.0
Not Vulnerable: Macromedia ColdFusion MX J2EE 6.1
Macromedia ColdFusion MX 6.1

Discussion

Macromedia ColdFusion MX Oversized Error Message Denial Of Service Vulnerability

A denial of service vulnerability has been reported in Macromedia ColdFusion MX that is reported to occur when the software attempts to write oversized error messages. These error messages will be logged by the server but may also be written into dynamically generated error pages.

It is possible to trigger this condition remotely since remote users may influence the contents of error messages.

Exploit / POC

Macromedia ColdFusion MX Oversized Error Message Denial Of Service Vulnerability

The following example page may cause this condition if uploaded to the server and then interpreted:
<cfset
longstr = RepeatString("1234567890123456789012345678901234567890", 10000)
>
<cfset the_date = #DateFormat(longstr)#>
<cfoutput>#the_date#</cfoutput>

Solution / Fix

Macromedia ColdFusion MX Oversized Error Message Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
This issue has been addressed in ColdFusion MX 6.1. Users are advised to upgrade.


Macromedia ColdFusion MX J2EE 5.0

Macromedia ColdFusion MX J2EE 6.0

Macromedia ColdFusion MX 6.0

References

Macromedia ColdFusion MX Oversized Error Message Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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