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                                   CERT-Renater

                        Note d'Information No. 2008/VULN423
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DATE                      : 14/10/2008

HARDWARE PLATFORM(S)      : /

OPERATING SYSTEM(S)       : Systems running Sun Java Web Proxy Server.

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   Solution Type: Sun Alert
   Solution  242986 : A Heap Overflow Security Vulnerability in the Sun
                      Java Web Proxy Server
   Bug ID: 6707473

   Product
   Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0

   Date of Resolved Release: 09-Oct-2008

   SA Document Body
   A Security vulnerability in the FTP subsytem of Sun Java System Web
   Proxy Server 4.0:

   1. Impact
   A Security vulnerability in the FTP subsytem of Sun Java System Web
   Proxy Server 4.0 may allow a local or remote unprivileged user to
   execute arbitrary code.
   Sun acknowledges, with thanks, iDefense for bringing this issue to our
   attention.

   2. Contributing Factors
   This issue can occur in the following releases:
   SPARC Platform
     * Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0 through 4.0.7 without patch
       120981-15

   x86 Platform
     * Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0 through 4.0.7 without patch
       120982-15

   Linux
     * Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0 through 4.0.7 without patch
       120983-15

   HP-UX
     * Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0 through 4.0.7 without patch
       123532-05

   Windows
     * Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0 through 4.0.7 without patch
       126325-05

   To determine the version of Sun Java System Web Proxy Sever, run the
   following command:
    $ <ps_install>/bin/proxy/bin/proxyd -v
    Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0.6 B05/12/2007 13:24

   (Where <ps_install> is the installation directory of the Proxy
   Server).

   3. Symptoms
   There are no predictable symptoms to indicate that this issue has been
   exploited to execute arbitrary code.

   4. Workaround
   There is no workaround for this issue. Please see the Resolution
   section below.

   5. Resolution
   This issue is addressed in the following releases:
   SPARC Platform
     * Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0 through 4.0.7 with patch
       120981-15 or later

   x86 Platform
     * Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0 through 4.0.7 with patch
       120982-15 or later

   Linux
     * Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0 through 4.0.7 with patch
       120983-15 or later

   HP-UX
     * Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0 through 4.0.7 with patch
       123532-05 or later

   Windows
     * Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0 through 4.0.7 with patch
       126325-05 or later

   Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0.8 is available for download at:

https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/CDS-CDS_SMI-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewProductDetail-Start?ProductRef=SJPrxySrv-4.0.8-OTH-G-F@CDS-CDS_SMI

   For more information on Security Sun Alerts, see Technical
   Instruction ID 213557.

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