CVE-2003-1578

Public Exploit

Description

Sun ONE (aka iPlanet) Web Server 4.1 through SP12 and 6.0 through SP5, when DNS resolution is enabled for client IP addresses, allows remote attackers to hide HTTP requests from the log-preview functionality by accompanying the requests with crafted DNS responses specifying a domain name beginning with a "format=" substring, related to an "Inverse Lookup Log Corruption (ILLC)" issue.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.29%

Vendor Advisory sun.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201453-1	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7012	vdb entry patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/313867	mailing list exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56633	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-1578?: CVE-2003-1578 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-1578?: To fix CVE-2003-1578, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2003-1578 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-1578 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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