When Hitachi Web Server receives a request that uses an invalid client certificate, an invalid environment parameter might be set, and a malicious user can impersonate another user. Please note that this vulnerability corresponds to CVE-2008-0555.
Vulnerability ID
HS09-010
Vulnerability description
When Hitachi Web Server receives a request that uses an SSL client certificate with an incorrect distinguished name, Hitachi Web Server might set an invalid value for the SSL_CLIENT_*** environment parameter.
When access control is performed using the Common Name (CN) of the client certificate, a malicious user can impersonate another user.
Remote users can exploit this vulnerability to cause these problems. Affected products and versions are listed below. Please upgrade to the fixed version.
This problem can occur if your system uses the Hitachi Web Server function for authenticating SSL clients.
Affected products
The information is organized under the following headings:
(Example)
Product name: Gives the name of the affected product.
Version:
- Platform
- Gives the affected version.
Product name: Hitachi Web Server
Version(s):
- HP-UX 10.20 or earlier
- 01-00 to 01-02-/D(*1)
- HP-UX 11.00 or later
- 01-00 to 01-02-/D(*1), 02-00 to 02-04-/B, 03-00 to 03-00-01
- HP-UX(IPF)
- 02-02 to 02-04-/E, 03-00 to 03-00-01
- Windows
- 02-00 to 02-04-/D, 03-00 to 03-00-03, 03-10 to 03-10-01
- Windows(IPF)
- 02-03 to 02-04-/A(*2)
- Solaris
- 01-00 to 01-02-/D(*1), 02-00 to 02-04-/B, 03-00 to 03-00-01, 03-10
- Linux
- 01-01 to 01-01-/D(*1), 02-00 to 02-00-/A(*1), 02-02 to 02-06-/A, 03-00 to 03-00-01, 03-10
- Linux(IPF)
- 02-02 to 02-04-/C, 03-00 to 03-00-01, 03-10
- Linux for MP Series
- 01-01(*2)
- Linux for AP8000
- 02-00(*2)
- AIX
- 01-02 to 01-02-/E(*1), 02-00 to 02-04-/E, 03-00 to 03-00-01, 03-10
Product name: Hitachi Web Server - Security Enhancement
Version(s):
- HP-UX(IPF)
- 02-04 to 02-04-/E
- *1
- If you are using this version, please upgrade to a later version.
- *2
- If you are using this version, contact your Hitachi support service representative.
Note that this vulnerability also affects Cosminexus products that bundle Hitachi Web Server. For details about the Hitachi Web Server versions that are bundled with Cosminexus products and the fixed versions of Cosminexus products, contact your Hitachi support service representative.
- Cosminexus V7
Product name: uCosminexus Application Server Enterprise
Product name: uCosminexus Application Server Standard
Version(s):
- HP-UX
- 07-10 to 07-10-02
- HP-UX(IPF)
- 07-00, 07-10 to 07-10-03, 07-60 to 07-60-01
- Windows
- 07-00 to 07-00-03, 07-10 to 07-10-03, 07-20 to 07-20-04, 07-50 to 07-50-04, 07-60 to 07-60-07
- Solaris
- 07-00 to 07-00-01, 07-10, 07-60 to 07-60-01
- Linux
- 07-00 to 07-00-02, 07-10 to 07-10-01, 07-50 to 07-50-01, 07-60 to 07-60-02
- Linux(IPF)
- 07-10 to 07-10-02, 07-60 to 07-60-02
- AIX
- 07-00 to 07-00-01, 07-10 to 07-10-01, 07-50 to 07-50-02, 07-60 to 07-60-02
Product name: uCosminexus Service Platform
Version(s):
- Windows
- 07-00 to 07-00-03, 07-10 to 07-10-03, 07-20 to 07-20-04, 07-50 to 07-50-04, 07-60 to 07-60-07
- Linux
- 07-00 to 07-00-02, 07-10 to 07-10-01, 07-50 to 07-50-01, 07-60 to 07-60-02
- AIX
- 07-10 to 07-10-01, 07-50 to 07-50-02, 07-60 to 07-60-02
Product name: uCosminexus Developer Professional
Product name: uCosminexus Developer Standard
Product name: uCosminexus Service Architect
Version(s):
- Windows
- 07-00 to 07-00-03, 07-10 to 07-10-03, 07-20 to 07-20-04, 07-50 to 07-50-04, 07-60 to 07-60-07
- Cosminexus V6.7
Product name: uCosminexus Application Server Enterprise
Version(s):
- HP-UX
- 06-70 to 06-70-/E
- HP-UX(IPF)
- 06-70 to 06-70-/N
- Windows
- 06-70 to 06-70-/F, 06-71 to 06-71-/F
- Windows(IPF)
- 06-70 to 06-70-/A
- Solaris
- 06-70 to 06-70-/E
- Linux
- 06-70 to 06-70-/F, 06-71 to 06-71-/G
- Linux(IPF)
- 06-70 to 06-70-/G
- AIX
- 06-70 to 06-70-/M
Product name: uCosminexus Application Server Standard
Version(s):
- HP-UX
- 06-70 to 06-70-/E, 06-72 to 06-72-/D
- HP-UX(IPF)
- 06-70 to 06-70-/N
- Windows
- 06-70 to 06-70-/F, 06-71 to 06-71-/F
- Windows(IPF)
- 06-70 to 06-70-/A
- Solaris
- 06-70 to 06-70-/E
- Linux
- 06-70 to 06-70-/F, 06-71 to 06-71-/G
- Linux(IPF)
- 06-70 to 06-70-/G
- AIX
- 06-70 to 06-70-/M
Product name: uCosminexus Developer Professional
Product name: uCosminexus Developer Standard
Product name: uCosminexus Developer Light
Version(s):
- Windows
- 06-70 to 06-70-/D, 06-71 to 06-71-/F
- Cosminexus V6
Product name: Cosminexus Application Server Enterprise Version 6
Product name: Cosminexus Application Server Standard Version 6
Version(s):
- HP-UX
- 06-00 to 06-00-/F, 06-50 to 06-50-/F
- HP-UX(IPF)
- 06-00 to 06-00-/E, 06-50 to 06-50-/E
- Windows
- 06-00 to 06-00-/I, 06-02 to 06-02-/G, 06-50 to 06-50-/F, 06-51 to 06-51-/K
- Windows(IPF)
- 06-00, 06-51
- Solaris
- 06-00 to 06-00-/A, 06-50 to 06-50-/C
- Linux
- 06-00 to 06-00-/D, 06-02 to 06-02-/F, 06-50 to 06-50-/C, 06-51 to 06-51-/E
- Linux(IPF)
- 06-00 to 06-00-/B, 06-02 to 06-02-/D, 06-50 to 06-50-/B, 06-51 to 06-51-/B
- AIX
- 06-00 to 06-00-/I, 06-50 to 06-50-/I
Product name: Cosminexus Developer Professional Version 6
Product name: Cosminexus Developer Standard Version 6
Product name: Cosminexus Developer Light Version 6
Version(s):
- Windows
- 06-00 to 06-00-/I, 06-02 to 06-02-/G, 06-50 to 06-50-/F, 06-51 to 06-51-/K
- Cosminexus V5 or earlier
Product name: Cosminexus Application Server Version 5
Version(s):
- HP-UX
- 05-00 to 05-00-/C, 05-02 to 05-02-/E, 05-05 to 05-05-/I
- Windows
- 05-01 to 05-01-/L, 05-05 to 05-05-/P
- Linux
- 05-05 to 05-05-/I
- AIX
- 05-00 to 05-00-/S, 05-05 to 05-05-/O
Product name: Cosminexus Developer Version 5
Version(s):
- Windows
- 05-01 to 05-01-/L, 05-05 to 05-05-/P
Product name: Cosminexus Server - Standard Edition Version 4
Version(s):
- HP-UX
- 04-01
- Solaris
- 04-01
- AIX
- 04-01
Product name: Cosminexus Server - Web Edition Version 4
Version(s):
- HP-UX
- 04-01
- Solaris
- 04-01
Fixed products
The information is organized under the following headings:
(Example)
Product name: Gives the name of the fixed product.
Version:
- Platform
- Gives the fixed version, and release date.
Scheduled version(s):
- Platform
- Gives the fixed version scheduled to be released.
Product name: Hitachi Web Server
Version(s):
- HP-UX(11.00 or later)
- 02-04-/F January 5, 2009
- 03-00-07 May 7, 2012
- HP-UX(IPF)
- 02-04-/F Febrary 26, 2009
- 03-00-04 November 18, 2008
- 03-10-08 July 14, 2010
- Windows
- 02-01-/B August 17, 2011
- 02-04-/F January 28, 2009
- 03-00-05 June 18, 2010
- 03-10-03 March 12, 2009
- Solaris
- 02-04-/F May 7, 2009
- 03-00-07 December 5, 2011
- 03-10-04 January 22, 2010
- Linux
- 02-06-/F January 30, 2009
- 03-00-06 March 9, 2011
- 03-10-04 September 14, 2009
- Linux(IPF)
- 02-04-/F April 10, 2009
- 03-00-06 April 15, 2011
- 03-10-09 April 22, 2011
- AIX
- 02-04-/F April 2, 2009
- 03-00-05 June 29, 2010
- 03-10-09 February 23, 2011
Product name: Hitachi Web Server - Security Enhancement
Version(s):
- HP-UX(IPF)
- 02-04-/I May 25, 2011
For details on the fixed products, contact your Hitachi support service representative.
Revision history
- May 14, 2014
- Information about CVE number is added.
- May 14, 2012
- Information about fixed products is updated.
- December 28, 2011
- Information about fixed products is updated.
- October 19, 2011
- Information about fixed products is updated.
- June 3, 2011
- Information about affected products and fixed products are updated.
- April 26, 2011
- Information about fixed products is updated.
- March 23, 2011
- Information about fixed products is updated.
- February 28, 2011
- Information about fixed products is updated.
- July 30, 2010
- Information about fixed products is updated.
- July 12, 2010
- Information about fixed products is updated.
- July 24, 2009
- This page is released.
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