Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server 2.1 (formerly Sun Java System Application Server 9.1UR2) May Lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) Condition or Execution of JavaScript Code

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Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server 2.1 (formerly Sun Java System Application Server 9.1UR2) May Lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) Condition or Execution of JavaScript Code

1. Impact

Multiple security vulnerabilities in the HTTP Engine and the Administration Interface of the Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server may:

1. Allow a remote unprivileged user to execute JavaScript within an authenticated user's browser session. These vulnerabilities may lead to various impacts, including theft of sensitive information (such as cookie information), access to user credentials, or the hijacking of sessions.

2. Allow a local privileged user to consume excessive system resources, thereby leading to Denial of Service (DoS) to the system as a whole.

Sun acknowledges with thanks, Digital Security Research Group for bringing the issue described in Bug 6820994 to our attention.

2. Contributing Factors

These issues can occur in the following releases (For customers with a valid support contract):

SPARC Platform

• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with HADB (Package Based) without patch 128640-10
  
• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with HADB without patch 128643-10
• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 without patch 128647-10

x86 Platform

• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with HADB (Package Based) without patch 128641-10
  
• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with HADB without patch 128644-10
• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 without patch 128648-10

Linux

• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with HADB (Package Based) without pach 128642-10
  
• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with HADB without patch 128645-10
• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 without patch 128649-10

Windows

• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with HADB without patch 128646-10
• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 without patch 128650-10

AIX

• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 without patch 137916-09

For customers without a valid support contract:

SPARC Platform

• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with HADB  (Package Based) without patch 141709-01
• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with HADB without patch 141700-01
• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 without patch 141704-01

x86 Platform

• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with HADB (Package Based) without patch 141710-01
• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with HADB without patch 141701-01
• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 without patch 141705-01

Linux

• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with HADB (Package Based) without patch 141711-01
• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with HADB without patch 141702-01
• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 without patch 141706-01

Windows

• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with HADB without patch 141703-01
• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 without patch 141707-01

AIX

• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 without patch 141708-01

Notes:

1. Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server 2.1 was formerly Sun Java System Application Server 9.1UR2 patch 6
2. Sun Java System Application Server 8.x and 9.0 are not affected by this issue.

To determine the version of Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server on a system, the following command can be run:

$ <AS-install>/bin/asadmin -version

(Where <AS-install> is the installation directory of the Application Server ).

3. Symptoms

There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate the described issues have been exploited.

4. Workaround

There are no workarounds for these issues.

5. Resolution

These issues are addressed in the following releases (For customers with a valid support contract):

SPARC Platform

• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with HADB (Package Based) with patch 128640-10 or later
  
• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with HADB with patch 128643-10 or later
• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with patch 128647-10 or later

x86 Platform

• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with HADB (Package Based) with patch 128641-10 or later
  
• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with HADB with patch 128644-10 or later
• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with patch 128648-10 or later

Linux

• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with HADB (Package Based) with patch 128642-10 or later
  
• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with HADB with patch 128645-10 or later
• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with patch 128649-10 or later

Windows

• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with HADB with patch 128646-10 or later
• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with patch 128650-10 or later

AIX

• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with patch 137916-09 or later

For customers without a valid support contract:

SPARC Platform

• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with HADB (Package Based) with patch 141709-01 or later
  
• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with HADB with patch 141700-01 or later
• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with with patch 141704-01 or later

x86 Platform

• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with HADB (Package Based) with patch 141710-01 or later
• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with HADB with patch 141701-01 or later
• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with patch 141705-01 or later

Linux

• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with HADB (Package Based) with patch 141711-01 or later
• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with HADB with patch 141702-01 or later
• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with patch 141706-01 or later

Windows

• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with HADB with patch 141703-01 or later
• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with patch 141707-01 or later

AIX

• Sun GlassFish Enterprise Sever 2.1 with patch 141708-01 or later

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Modification History

15-May-2009: Updated Contributing Factors and Resolution sections with additional patches
03-Jun-2009: Updated Impact, Contributing Factors and Resolution Sections, add CR 6806221, issue Resolved

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