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iPlanet Application Server Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Acertains if Sun ONE AS SP1 is applied

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote Sun ONE Application Server (formerly known as iPlanet Application
Server) is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when a user
provides a long buffer after the application service prefix, as in

GET /[AppServerPrefix]/[long buffer]

A possible hacker may use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on this
host or disable it remotely.

Solution : If you are running Application Server 6.5, apply SP1. There is
no patch for 6.0 users
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 7082

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Renaud Deraison

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