Qualys security scans crash DollarU nodes
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Article ID: 86661
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Products
CA Automic Dollar Universe
Issue/Introduction
Error Message :
universe.log
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| 2014-04-14 20:50:20 |ERROR|X|IO |pid=13569.3801086864| u_io_thread_trt | New client 113 (/ on ) authentication failed: Request size error (Ext-message too long (64924928 bytes, max. 32774))
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the EEP and GSI log typically also contain errors at the moment of the "attack"
Patch level detected:Dollar Universe 6.1.00
Product Version: Dollar.Universe 6.1.0
Description :The utility Qualys that tests applications for vulnerabilities crashes DollarU nodes by a TCP/IP request that is longer than expected.
Cause
Cause type:
Defect
Root Cause: The injection of a messages that is too long into an Authentication request cannot be handled by the IO
Resolution
Update to the fix version listed below or a newer version if available.
Fix Status: Released
Fix Version(s):
Component: Application.Server
Version: Dollar.Universe 6.2.21
Additional Information
Workaround :
N/A
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