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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

            ESB-2003.0673 -- Macromedia Security Zone Bulletins
     MPSB03-06 - Security Patch available for ColdFusion MX/ColdFusion
      cross-site scripting vulnerability with default error handlers
                             22 September 2003

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:                ColdFusion MX 6.0 and 6.1
                        ColdFusion MX 6.1 J2EE
                        ColdFusion MX 6.0 J2EE
                        ColdFusion 5 and prior
Publisher:              Macromedia
Impact:                 Reduced Security
Access Required:        Remote

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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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MPSB03-06 - Security Patch available for ColdFusion MX/ 
ColdFusion cross-site scripting vulnerability with default 
error handlers 
 
Originally Posted: September 18, 2003 

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SUMMARY: 

ColdFusion MX websites that use the default ColdFusion MX 
Site-Wide Error Handler page or the default ColdFusion MX 
Missing Template Handler page may be susceptible to a 
cross-site scripting attack using the HTTP Referer[sic] 
header field.

ColdFusion 5 and prior version users should read this 
bulletin for information on defining a custom error page 
in the ColdFusion administrator. 

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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 at: 

http://www.macromedia.com/security 

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TO STATE. 

Macromedia reserves the right to update the information in 
this document with current information. 





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