>> Sun Java System Web Server "redirect" Server Application Function Vulnerability
Title : Sun Java System Web Server "redirect" Server Application Function Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-2766 CVE ID : CVE-2007-4164
Rated as : Low Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-08-03
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Sun Java System Web Server, which could be exploited by attackers to bypass security checks and gain unauthorized access to certain resources. This issue is caused by an unspecified input validation error when a "redirect" Server Application Function (SAF) is set to use the "url-prefix" parameter along with the "escape" parameter being set to "no", or an "Error" directive is set to use the "url-prefix" parameter in the "obj.conf" file., which could be exploited to inject arbitrary headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks.
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