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Jetty Predictable Session Identifier Security Issue
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA24070
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Release Date:
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2007-02-06
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Last Update:
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2007-02-09
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Popularity:
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5,702 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: | Jetty 3.x
Jetty 4.x
Jetty 5.x
Jetty 6.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-6969
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Description:
Chris Anley has reported a security issue in Jetty, which can be exploited by malicious people to hijack user sessions.
The security issue is caused due to predictable session identifiers being generated by Jetty.
The security issue is reported in versions prior to 4.2.27, 5.1.12, 6.0.2, and 6.1.0pre3. Other applications that are based on Jetty may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to version 4.2.27, 5.1.12, 6.0.2, or 6.1.0pre3.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Chris Anley, NGSSoftware
Changelog:
2007-02-09: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-02/0035.html
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