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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

            ESB-2003.0847 -- Macromedia Security Zone Bulletin
        MPSB03-07 - Security Patch available for ColdFusion MX and
                        JRun 4.0 Web Services DoS
                             11 December 2003

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:                ColdFusion MX
                        JRun 4.0 Web Services
Publisher:              Macromedia
Impact:                 Denial of Service
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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MPSB03-07 - 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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THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MACROMEDIA IN THIS BULLETIN
IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
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WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING THE
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SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED
WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

IN NO EVENT SHALL MACROMEDIA, INC. OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE
LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL,
SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, COVER, LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION OR THE LIKE, OR LOSS OF BUSINESS DAMAGES,
BASED ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY INCLUDING BREACH OF
CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, TORT(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE),
PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF MACROMEDIA, INC.
OR ITS SUPPLIERS OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. (USA ONLY)
SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF
LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SO THE
ABOVE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU AND
YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER LEGAL RIGHTS THAT VARY FROM STATE
TO STATE.

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

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