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                                 CERT-Renater

                      Note d'Information No. 2003/VULN402
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DATE                      : 12/12/2003

HARDWARE PLATFORM(S)      : /

OPERATING SYSTEM(S)       : Systems running ColdFusion MX and JRun 4.0 Web Services. 
                            
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Avis detaille:
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/security/security_zone/mpsb03-07.html

Texte de l'Alerte:

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Macromedia Security Bulletin.

MPSB03-07 - Security Patch available for ColdFusion MX and JRun 4.0 Web Services 
DoS.


Detail
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ColdFusion MX and JRun 4 Web Services may be vulnerable to a Denial-of-Service 
attack because they use the default Apache Crimson XML parser to process Web 
Service SOAP requests. 

ColdFusion Version 5 and earlier versions do not support Web Services and are 
not vulnerable. 

NOTE: This fix is NOT required if ColdFusion MX or JRun 4.0 is used only to 
consume Web Services provided by others. 

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IMPORTANT:

Several security issues that may affect ColdFusion customers 
have come to our attention recently. 

To learn about these new issues and what actions you can take 
to address them, please visit the Macromedia Security Zone:  

http://www.macromedia.com/security 
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MPSB03-07 - Security Patch available for ColdFusion MX and 
JRun 4.0 Web Services DoS 
 
Originally Posted: December 9, 2003 

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SUMMARY: 

ColdFusion MX and JRun 4 Web Services may be vulnerable to a 
Denial-of-Service attack because they use the default Apache 
Crimson XML parser to process Web Service SOAP requests. 

ColdFusion Version 5 and earlier versions do not support Web 
Services and are not vulnerable. 

NOTE: This fix is NOT required if ColdFusion MX or JRun 4.0 
is used only to consume Web Services provided by others. 

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WHAT CUSTOMERS SHOULD DO: 

Customers with configurations affected by this bulletin 
should follow the recommendations found in the bulletin.  

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Reporting Security Issues 
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Macromedia is committed to addressing security issues and 
providing customers with information on how they can 
protect themselves. If you identify what you believe may 
be a security issue with a Macromedia product, please 
send an e-mail to secure@macromedia.com. We will work to 
appropriately address and communicate the issue. 

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Receiving Security Bulletins: 

When Macromedia becomes aware of a security issue that we 
believe significantly affects our products or customers, 
we will notify customers when appropriate. Typically, this 
notification will be in the form of a security bulletin 
explaining the issue and the response. Macromedia customers 
who would like to receive notification of new security 
bulletins when they are released can sign up for our 
security notification service. 

For additional information on security issues at Macromedia, 
please visit the Security Zone: 

http://www.macromedia.com/security 

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