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Crystal Reports Predictable Session Identifier Security Issue
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA23137
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Release Date:
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2006-11-29
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Popularity:
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5,671 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Hijacking
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Crystal Reports 10
Crystal Reports 9
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-4099
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Description:
MWR Infosecurity has reported a security issue in Crystal Reports, which can be exploited by malicious people to hijack user sessions.
The security issue is caused due to predictable session identifiers stored in cookies.
The security issue is reported in the following versions:
* Crystal Enterprise 9
* Crystal Enterprise 10
The following versions are reportedly not affected:
* Business Objects XI
* Business Objects XIr2
Solution:
Crystal Reports 10:
Apply Cumulative Hotfix issued by the vendor.
Crystal Reports 9:
Upgrade to Crystal Reports 10.
Provided and/or discovered by:
LB Jennings, M Ruks, and HMG Grobbelaar of MWR Infosecurity
Original Advisory:
http://www.uniras.gov.uk/niscc/docs/re-20061128-00818.pdf
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