Advisory Details

March 28th, 2011

Zend Server Java Bridge Design Flaw Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID
CVSS SCORE	10.0, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
AFFECTED VENDORS	Zend
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Zend Server
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION	Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['10610']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Zend Server. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Zend Java Bridge v3.1 component of the Zend Server framework. The javamw.jar service accepts TCP requests on port 10001 by default. With nothing more than the knowledge of the proprietary communication protocol used by the Zend Server Java Bridge, it is possible to send arbitrary Java code to javamw.jar service and remotely execute these commands under the context of the user running the web server process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Zend Server Java Bridge Hotfix http://www.zend.com/en/products/server/downloads Mention and notification can also be found here: http://www.zend.com/en/products/server/updates
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2010-09-30 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2011-03-28 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Luca Carettoni

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