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CVE-2003-1578· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Sun ONE (aka iPlanet) Web Server 4.1 through SP12 and 6.0 through SP5, when DNS resolution is enabled for client IP addresses, allows remote

Sun ONE (aka iPlanet) Web Server 4.1 through SP12 and 6.0 through SP5, when DNS resolution is enabled for client IP addresses, allows remote attackers to hide HTTP requests from the log-preview functionality by accompanying the requests with crafted DNS responses specifying a domain name beginning with a "format=" substring, related to an "Inverse Lookup Log Corruption (ILLC)" issue.

MediumCVSS 4.3 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Feb 5, 2010
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.1% · 64th percentile
CWE
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Action score

17

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.1%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
sunone web server

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • sun one web serverup to 4.1 inclusive
  • sun one web serverup to 6.0 inclusive
  • sun one web server4.1
  • sun one web server6.0

Same product

sun: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2003-1126Unknown vulnerability in SunOne/iPlanet Web Server SP3 through SP5 on Windows platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2003-1590Unspecified vulnerability in Sun ONE (aka iPlanet) Web Server 6.0 SP3 through SP5 on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of se
    20Monitor
  • CVE-2003-1589Unspecified vulnerability in Sun ONE (aka iPlanet) Web Server 4.1 before SP13 and 6.0 before SP6 on Windows allows attackers to cause a deni
    20Monitor
  • CVE-2003-1579Sun ONE (aka iPlanet) Web Server 6 on Windows, when DNS resolution is enabled for client IP addresses, uses a logging format that does not i
    17Monitor
  • CVE-2005-2094Sun SunONE web server 6.1 SP1 allows remote attackers to poison the web cache, bypass web application firewall protection, and conduct XSS a
    17Monitor
  • CVE-2003-1577Sun ONE (aka iPlanet) Web Server 4.1 through SP12 and 6.0 through SP5, when DNS resolution is enabled for client IP addresses, allows remote
    10Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    none
    Integrity
    P · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    none
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    None
    Integrity impact
    P
    Availability impact
    None

    Weakness class (CWE)

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    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

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    MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

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    Change log

    No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

    References

    Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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