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Sid
20251

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known vulnerability in j2ee.

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Impact:
Denial of Service. Information disclosure. Loss of integrity. 

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Detailed Information:
The PointBase 4.6 database component in the J2EE 1.4 reference implementation (J2EE/RI) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs, conduct a denial of service, and obtain sensitive information via a crafted SQL statement, related to "inadequate security settings and library bugs in sun.* and org.apache.* packages."

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Affected Systems:
sun j2ee 1.4

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Attack Scenarios:


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Ease of Attack:
Simple. Exploits exist.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.

Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
This document was generated from data supplied by the National Vulnerability Database. A product of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
For more information see http://nvd.nist.gov/

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Additional References:

NIST CVE-2003-1573:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2003-1573
  
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