Security readout for executives and security teams
This is a legacy Windows web server crash issue in Sun ONE, also known as iPlanet, Web Server. An attacker could cause the web server daemon to crash, creating a denial of service. The public record does not describe the attack vector, severity score, or active exploitation. Exposure is most likely in organizations with legacy Sun ONE/iPlanet Web Server 4.1 or 6.0 running on Windows. Internet-facing deployments would carry higher business risk because availability could be affected remotely if the service is reachable. Treat this as a legacy availability risk. It is not supported by public evidence of active exploitation, but exposed obsolete web servers can create avoidable outage risk and should be patched, isolated, or retired. Mitigation focus: Inventory Windows servers for Sun ONE or iPlanet Web Server.; Verify whether version 4.1 is below SP13 or 6.0 is below SP6.; Apply vendor-supported service packs or later supported upgrades where available..
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CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- iplanet-unspecified-dos(56616)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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