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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2005.0701 -- Sun Alert Notification 101913 Denial of Service Vunerabilities in Sun Java Web Proxy Server 12 September 2005 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 3.6 Publisher: Sun Microsystems Operating System: Solaris HP-UX 11.0 AIX 4.3 Windows Impact: Denial of Service Access: Remote/Unauthenticated Original Bulletin: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-26-101913-1 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Sun(sm) Alert Notification * Sun Alert ID: 101913 * Synopsis: Denial of Service Vunerabilities in Sun Java Web Proxy Server * Category: Security * Product: Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 3.6 * BugIDs: 6264430, 6254143, 6291212 * Avoidance: Upgrade * State: Resolved * Date Released: 08-Sep-2005 * Date Closed: 08-Sep-2005 * Date Modified: 1. Impact Three vulnerabilities may (separately) allow a remote unpriviledged user to cause various releases of the Sun Java Web Proxy Server to become unresponsive to requests, which is a Denial-of-Service (DoS) condition. 2. Contributing Factors These issues can occur in the following releases on all platforms: * Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 3.6 Service Pack 7 and earlier Note: For Service Pack 7 supported architectures and OS versions, please see http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/S1_webproxysrvr36sp7_en. 3. Symptoms If any or all of the described issues occur, the proxy server will be unable to respond to requests, and may also be accompanied by high CPU usage. 4. Relief/Workaround There is no workaround. Please see the "Resolution" section below. 5. Resolution These issues are addressed in the following release: * Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 3.6 Service Pack 8 and later which is available for download at http://www.sun.com/download/products.xml?id=42fa5c49. 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