Vulnerability Name:

CCN-13937

Published:2003-12-09
Updated:2003-12-09
Summary:Multiple vendor XML/SOAP HTTP servers are vulnerable to a denial of service. By sending a specially-crafted SOAP request, a remote attacker could cause the server to consume 100% of the available CPU resources.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.5 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.8 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Dec 09 2003 - 10:48:48 CST
Multiple Vendor SOAP server (XML parser) attribute blowup DoS

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Web site
Web Services Denial of Service problem with XML Attributes

Source: CCN
Type: Macromedia Security Bulletin MPSB03-07
Security Patch available for ColdFusion MX and JRun 4.0 Web Services DoS

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
xml-soap-request-dos(13937)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:.net_framework:1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:macromedia:jrun:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:macromedia:coldfusion:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:.net_framework:1.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:macromedia:coldfusion:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft .net framework 1.0
    macromedia jrun 4.0
    macromedia coldfusion 6.0
    microsoft .net framework 1.1
    macromedia coldfusion 6.1
    ibm websphere application server 5.0.0
    ibm websphere application server 5.0.2.1
    ibm websphere application server 5.0.1
    ibm websphere application server 5.0.2