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ESB-2004.0605 -- Macromedia Security Advisory MPSB04-09 -- Cumulative Security Patch available for ColdFusion MX
Date: 24 September 2004

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

          ESB-2004.0605 -- Macromedia Security Advisory MPSB04-09
           Cumulative Security Patch available for ColdFusion MX
                             24 September 2004

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:                ColdFusion MX 6.1 J2EE - JRun
                        ColdFusion MX 6.1
                        ColdFusion MX 6.0
Publisher:              Macromedia
Operating System:       Windows
                        Linux variants
                        UNIX variants
Impact:                 Access Privileged Data
                        Denial of Service
Access:                 Remote/Unauthenticated

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IMPORTANT:

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

To learn about this new issue and what actions you can take 
to address it, please visit the Macromedia Security Zone:  

http://www.macromedia.com/security 
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MPSB04-09 -  Cumulative Security Patch available for ColdFusion MX
 
Originally Posted: September 23, 2004

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SUMMARY: 

This is a cumulative security patch for ColdFusion MX server that
includes all previously released patches
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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 
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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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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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NON-INFRINGEMENT, TITLE OR QUIET ENJOYMENT. (USA ONLY) 
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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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