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Article ID : 1019765.1
Article Type : Sun Alerts (SURE)
Last reviewed : 2010-01-19
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A Security Vulnerability in Sun Java System Application Server May Expose an Application's WEB-INF and META-INF Content

Category
Security

Release Phase
Resolved

Bug Id
6745762

Product
Sun Java System Application Server

Date of Resolved Release
21-Jan-2009

A Security Vulnerability in Sun Java System Application Server May Expose an Application's WEB-INF and META-INF Content

1. Impact

A security vulnerability in Sun Java System Application Server may allow a remote unprivileged user to read Web Application configuration files in WEB-INF and META-INF directories.

2. Contributing Factors

This issue can occur in the following releases:

SPARC Platform
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.1 without patch 119166-35 (Enterprise Ed. SVR4) or 119169-28 (Enterprise Ed. file-based) or 119173-28 (Platform Ed. file-based)
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.2 without patch 124672-09 (Enterprise Ed. SVR4) or 124675-08 (Enterprise Ed. file-based) or 124679-08 (Platform Ed. file-based)
x86 Platform
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.1 without patch 119167-35 (Enterprise Ed. SVR4) or 119170-28 (Enterprise Ed. file-based) or 119174-28 (Platform Ed. file-based)
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.2 without patch 124673-09 (Enterprise Ed. SVR4) or 124676-08 (Enterprise Ed. file-based) or 124680-08 (Platform Ed. file-based)
Linux
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.1 without patch 119168-35 (Enterprise Ed. package-based) or 119171-28 (Enterprise Ed. file-based) or 119175-28 (Platform Ed. file-based)
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.2 without patch 124674-09 (Enterprise Ed. package-based) or 124677-08 (Enterprise Ed. file-based) or 124681-08 (Platform Ed. file-based)
Windows
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.1 without patch 119172-28 (Enterprise Ed. file-based) or 119176-28 (Platform Ed. file-based) or 122848-20 (Enterprise Ed. package-based)
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.2 without patch 124678-08 (Enterprise Ed. file-based) or 124682-08 (Platform Ed. file-based) or 124684-10 (Enterprise Ed. package-based)
Note: Application Server versions prior to 8.1 or later than 8.2 are not affected by this issue.

To determine the version of Sun Java System 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).

3. Symptoms

There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate this 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 Java System Application Server 8.1 with patch 119166-35 (Enterprise Ed. SVR4) or 119169-28 (Enterprise Ed. file-based) or 119173-28 (Platform Ed. file-based) or later
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.2 with patch 124672-09 (Enterprise Ed. SVR4) or 124675-08 (Enterprise Ed. file-based) or 124679-08 (Platform Ed. file-based) or later
x86 Platform
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.1 with patch 119167-35 (Enterprise Ed. SVR4) or 119170-28 (Enterprise Ed. file-based) or 119174-28 (Platform Ed. file-based) or later
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.2 with patch 124673-09 (Enterprise Ed. SVR4) or 124676-08 (Enterprise Ed. file-based) or 124680-08 (Platform Ed. file-based) or later
Linux
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.1 with patch 119168-35 (Enterprise Ed. package-based) or 119171-28 (Enterprise Ed. file-based) or 119175-28 (Platform Ed. file-based) or later
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.2 with patch 124674-09 (Enterprise Ed. package-based) or 124677-08 (Enterprise Ed. file-based) or 124681-08 (Platform Ed. file-based) or later
Windows
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.1 with patch 119172-28 (Enterprise Ed. file-based) or 119176-28 (Platform Ed. file-based) or 122848-20 (Enterprise Ed. package-based) or later
  • Sun Java System Application Server 8.2 with patch 124678-08 (Enterprise Ed. file-based) or 124682-08 (Platform Ed. file-based) or 124684-10 (Enterprise Ed. package-based) or later
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References

119166-35
119167-35
119168-35
119169-28
119170-28
119171-28
119172-28
119173-28
119174-28
119175-28
119176-28
122848-20
124672-09
124673-09
124674-09
124675-08
124676-08
124677-08
124678-08
124679-08
124680-08
124681-08
124682-08
124684-10
122848-20
124672-09
124673-09
124674-09
124675-08
124676-08
124677-08
124678-08
124679-08
124680-08
124681-08
124682-08
124684-10





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