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A Security Vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Bundled With Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v2.1 / Sun Java System Application Server 8.x While Parsing XML Data May Cause a Denial of Service (DoS)



Category
Security

Release Phase
Resolved

Bug Id
6870754

Product
Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v2.1
Sun Java System Application Server

Date of Resolved Release
10-Dec-2009

A Security Vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Bundled With Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v2.1 / Sun Java System Application Server 8.x While Parsing XML Data May Cause a Denial of Service (DoS)

1. Impact

A vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) shipped with Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v2.1 and Sun Java System Application Server 8.x related to parsing of XML data may allow a remote client to create a Denial of Service (DoS) to the GlassFish or Application Server.

This issue is referenced in the following document:
CVE-2009-2625 at http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2625
Sun acknowledges with thanks, Jukka Taimisto, Tero Rontti and Rauli Kaksonen from the CROSS project at Codenomicon Ltd, and CERT-FI for bringing this issue to our attention.

2. Contributing Factors

This issue can occur in the following releases:

SPARC Platform
  • Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v2.1 with HADB - Package Based without patch 128640-13 (for customers with a valid support contract) or 141709-02 (for customers without a valid support contract)
  • Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v2.1 with HADB without patch 128643-13 (for customers with a valid support contract) or 141700-02 (for customers without a valid support contract)
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.0 Enterprise Edition
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.1 without patch 119166-39 (Enterprise Edition SVR4) or 119169-32 (Enterprise Edition file based)
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.2 without patch 124672-13 (Enterprise Edition SVR4) or 124675-12 (Enterprise Edition file based)
x86 Platform
  • Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v2.1 with HADB - Package Based without patch 128641-13 (for customers with a valid support contract) or 141710-02 (for customers without a valid support contract)
  • Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v2.1 with HADB without patch 128644-13 (for customers with a valid support contract) or 141701-02 (for customers without a valid support contract)
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.0 Enterprise Edition
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.1 without patch 119167-39 (Enterprise Edition SVR4) or 119170-32 (Enterprise Edition file based)
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.2 without patch 124673-13 (Enterprise Edition SVR4) or 124676-12 (Enterprise Edition file based)
Linux
  • Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v2.1 with HADB - Package Based without patch 128642-13 (for customers with a valid support contract) or 141711-02 (for customers without a valid support contract)
  • Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v2.1 with HADB without patch 128645-13 (for customers with a valid support contract) or 141702-02 (for customers without a valid support contract)
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.0 Enterprise Edition
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.1 without patch 119168-39 (Enterprise Edition Package Based) or 119171-32 (Enterprise Edition file based)
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.2 without patch 124674-13 (Enterprise Edition Package Based) or 124677-12 (Enterprise Edition file based)
Windows
  • Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v2.1 with HADB without patch 128646-13 (for customers with a valid support contract) or 141703-02 (for customers without a valid support contract)
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.0 Enterprise Edition
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.1 without patch 122848-24 (Enterprise Edition Package based) or 119172-32 (Enterprise Edition file based)
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.2 without patch 124684-14 (Enterprise Edition Package based) or 124678-12 (Enterprise Edition file based)
Notes:

1. Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v2.1 was formerly referred to as Sun Java System Application Server 9.1UR2 patch 6
2. Application Server Platform Edition and GlassFish without HADB are not impacted by this issue.

To determine the version of Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server or Sun Java Application 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 or GlassFish).

3. Symptoms

There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate the described issue has been exploited.

4. Workaround

There is no workaround for this issue. Please see the Resolution section below.

5. Resolution

This issue is addressed in the following releases:

SPARC Platform

  • Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v2.1 with HADB - Package Based with patch 128640-13 or later (for customers with a valid support contract) or 141709-02 or later (for customers without a valid support contract)   
  • Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v2.1 with HADB with patch 128643-13 or later (for customers with a valid support contract) or 141700-02  or later (for customers without a valid support contract)
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.1 with patch 119166-39 or later (Enterprise Edition package based) or 119169-32 or later (Enterprise Edition file based)
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.2 with patch 124672-13 or later (Enterprise Edition package based) or 124675-12 or later (Enterprise Edition file based)
x86 Platform
  • Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v2.1 with HADB - Package Based with patch 128641-13 or later (for customers with a valid support contract) or 141710-02 or later (for customers without a valid support contract)
  • Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v2.1 with HADB with patch 128644-13 or later (for customers with a valid support contract) or 141701-02 or later (for customers without a valid support contract)
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.1 with patch 119167-39 or later (Enterprise Edition package based) or 119170-32 or later (Enterprise Edition file based)
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.2 with patch 124673-13 or later (Enterprise Edition package based) or 124676-12 or later (Enterprise Edition file based)
Linux
  • Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v2.1 with HADB - Package Based with patch 128642-13 or later (for customers with a valid support contract) or 141711-02 or later (for customers without a valid support contract)
  • Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v2.1 with HADB with patch 128645-13 or later (for customers with a valid support contract) or 141702-02 or later (for customers without a valid support contract)
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.1 with patch 119168-39 or later (Enterprise Edition package based) or 119171-32 or later (Enterprise Edition file based)
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.2 with patch 124674-13 or later (Enterprise Edition package based) or 124677-12 or later (Enterprise Edition file based)
Windows
  • Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v2.1 with HADB with patch 128646-13 or later (for customers with a valid support contract) or 141703-02 or later (for customers without a valid support contract)
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.1 with patch 122848-24 or later (Enterprise Edition package based) or 119172-32 or later (Enterprise Edition file based)
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.2 with patch 124684-14 or later (Enterprise Edition package based) or 124678-12 or later (Enterprise Edition file based)
Note: Systems running Application Server 8.0 should be upgraded to a later version followed by installation of the resolution patches above.

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References

128642-13
128645-13
128641-13
128644-13
128640-13
128643-13
128646-13
122848-24
119172-32
119168-39
119171-32
119167-39
119170-32
119166-39
119169-32
141700-02
141701-02
141702-02
141703-02
141709-02
141710-02
141711-02
124677-12
124678-12
124684-14
124674-13
124673-13
124676-12
124675-12
124672-13





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