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                         AUSCERT Security Bulletin

                               ASB-2012.0003
            Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7.0.13 has been released
                              5 January 2012

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:              Oracle iPlanet Web Server
Operating System:     UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
                      Windows
Impact/Access:        Access Privileged Data -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution:           Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:            CVE-2011-3389  
Member content until: Friday, February  3 2012
Reference:            ASB-2011.0092
                      ESB-2011.1186
                      ESB-2011.1052

OVERVIEW

        Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7.0.13 has been released. [1]


IMPACT

        Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7.0.13 includes a fix for CVE-2011-3389 aka
        "Beast" vulnerability. [1]


MITIGATION

        Upgrading to 7.0.13 will provide mitigation for the vulnerability. 
        
        The vendor has provided the following additional information:
        "A new property called max-requests-per-connection is introduced in
        this release. Using this property helps you lower the number of
        requests on a keep-alive connection to eliminate BEAST attacks." [1]


REFERENCES

        [1] Oracle iPlanet Web Server 7.0.13 Release Notes
            http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E18958_01/doc.70/e18789/chapter.htm

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described is the responsibility of each user or organisation. The decision to
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takes no responsibility for consequences which may arise from following or
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Australian Computer Emergency Response Team
The University of Queensland
Brisbane
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