IBM Websphere Edge Server Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:10651

Info

IBM Websphere Edge Server Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 10651
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 02 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 02 2004 12:00AM
Credit: Leandro Meiners <[email protected]> disclosed this issue.
Vulnerable: IBM Websphere Edge server Caching proxy 5.0 2
IBM WebSphere Caching Proxy Server 5.0 2
Not Vulnerable: IBM Websphere Edge server Caching proxy 5.0
IBM WebSphere Caching Proxy Server 5.0

Discussion

IBM Websphere Edge Server Denial Of Service Vulnerability

A denial of service vulnerability is reported in the Caching Proxy component bundled with the IBM Websphere Edge Server.

It is reported that if the proxy is configured with the JunctionRewrite directive in conjunction with the UseCookie option, an attacker may be able to crash the application.

A remote attacker reportedly is able to cause a denial of service condition with one request.

IBM has released a patch dealing with this issue. This patch is available only to customers with support levels 2 or 3.

Exploit / POC

IBM Websphere Edge Server Denial Of Service Vulnerability

No exploit is required, but an example was provided:

echo ?GET? | nc www.example.com <proxy_port>

Solution / Fix

IBM Websphere Edge Server Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
IBM has released a patch dealing with this issue. This patch is only available to customers with support levels 2 or 3. It is also reported that Websphere version 5.0.3 will include the fix when it is released.

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IBM Websphere Edge Server Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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