Vulnerabilities > CVE-2001-0327 - Unspecified vulnerability in Iplanet web Server

047910
CVSS 5.0 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE
network
low complexity
iplanet
nessus
NVD
Published: 2001-07-02
Updated: 2008-09-05

Summary

iPlanet Web Server Enterprise Edition 4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to retrieve sensitive data from memory allocation pools, or cause a denial of service, via a URL-encoded Host: header in the HTTP request, which reveals memory in the Location: header that is returned by the server.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Iplanet
1

Nessus

NASL familyWeb Servers
NASL idIPLANET_DATA_SNAG.NASL
descriptionAccording to its self reported version number, the remote iPlanet web server is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability wherein a remote user can retrieve sensitive data from memory allocation pools or cause a denial of service against the server. *** Since Nessus solely relied on the banner of this server, *** (and iPlanet 4 does not include the SP level in the banner), *** to issue this alert, this may be a false positive.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id11856
published2003-09-29
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2003-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/11856
titleiPlanet Web Server Enterprise Edition URL-encoded Host: Information Disclosure
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#


include("compat.inc");

if (description) {
 script_id(11856);
 script_version("1.29");

 script_cve_id("CVE-2001-0327");
 script_bugtraq_id(6826);
 script_xref(name:"CERT", value:"276767");

 script_name(english:"iPlanet Web Server Enterprise Edition URL-encoded Host: Information Disclosure");
 script_summary(english:"Check for vulnerable version of iPlanet Webserver");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server is affected by an information disclosure 
vulnerability." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to its self reported version number, the remote iPlanet web
server is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability wherein
a remote user can retrieve sensitive data from memory allocation
pools or cause a denial of service against the server.

*** Since Nessus solely relied on the banner of this server,
*** (and iPlanet 4 does not include the SP level in the banner),
*** to issue this alert, this may be a false positive." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update to iPlanet 4.1 SP7 or later." );
 script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
 script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
 script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N");
 script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2003/09/29");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2001/04/17");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/12 19:01:16");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
 script_end_attributes();

 script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
 script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2003-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
 script_family(english:"Web Servers");

 script_dependencie("find_service1.nasl", "http_version.nasl");
 script_require_keys("www/iplanet");
 script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
 exit(0);
}

include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");


port = get_http_port(default:80);

mybanner = get_http_banner(port:port);
if(!mybanner)exit(0);

if(egrep(pattern:"^Server: *Netscape-Enterprise/(4\.[01][^0-9])", string:mybanner))security_warning(port);

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