CVE-2003-1579 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can spoof IP addresses in logs by exploiting DNS resolution flaws, potentially bypassing IP-based access controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2003-1579?
CVE-2003-1579 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Feb 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Sun ONE (aka iPlanet) Web Server 6 on Windows, when DNS resolution is enabled for client IP addresses, uses a logging format that does not identify whether a dotted quad represents an unresolved IP address, which allows remote attackers to spoof IP addresses via crafted DNS responses containing numerical top-level domains, as demonstrated by a forged 123.123.123.123 domain name, related to an "Inverse Lookup Log Corruption (ILLC)" issue.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1579?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun One Web Server.
How do I fix CVE-2003-1579?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1579 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2003-1579 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1579 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qccq-vp6j-f2x6.