Sun Java System Web Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (Linux)

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Summary
This host has Sun Java Web Server running which is prone to Multiple Vulnerabilities.
Impact
Successful exploitation lets the attackers to discover process memory locations or execute arbitrary code in the context of an affected system or cause the application to crash via a long URI in an HTTP OPTIONS request. Impact Level: System/Application
Solution
No solution or patch was made available for at least one year since disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.
Insight
- An error exists in WebDAV implementation in webservd and can be exploited to cause Stack-based buffer overflow via long URI in an HTTP OPTIONS request. - An unspecified error that can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow which allows remote attackers to discover process memory locations and execute arbitrary code by sending a process memory address via crafted data. - Format string vulnerability in the WebDAV implementation in webservd that can be exploited to cause denial of service via format string specifiers in the encoding attribute of the XML declaration in a PROPFIND request. - An unspecified error in admin server that can be exploited to cause denial of service via an HTTP request that lacks a method token.
Affected
Sun Java System Web Server version 7.0 update 6 on Linux. Sun Java System Web Server version 7.0 update 7 on Linux.
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
High Severity
Classification
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