CVE-2010-1632
HIGHEPSS 97th pctlDescription
Apache Axis2 before 1.5.2, as used in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.0 through 7.0.0.12, IBM Feature Pack for Web Services 6.1.0.9 through 6.1.0.32, IBM Feature Pack for Web 2.0 1.0.1.0, Apache Synapse, Apache ODE, Apache Tuscany, Apache Geronimo, and other products, does not properly reject DTDs in SOAP messages, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, send HTTP requests to intranet servers, or cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a crafted DTD, as demonstrated by an entity declaration in a request to the Synapse SimpleStockQuoteService.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://geronimo.apache.org/2010/07/21/apache-geronimo-v216-released.html
- http://geronimo.apache.org/21x-security-report.html
- http://geronimo.apache.org/22x-security-report.html
- http://markmail.org/message/e4yiij7lfexastvl
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40252
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40279
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41016
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41025
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21433581
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM14765
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM14844
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM14847
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036901
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1528
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1531
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05289984
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AXIS2-4450
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-5383
- https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/axis/axis2/java/core/security/CVE-2010-1632.pdf
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