CVE-2013-0599
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIBM Eclipse Help System (IEHS), as used in IBM Rational Directory Server 5.1.1 through 5.1.1.2 and 5.2 through 5.2.1 and other products, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by providing a crafted parameter path and then reading the debug information associated with the 500 HTTP status code.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis is an information disclosure vulnerability in the IBM Eclipse Help System (IEHS). Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information by sending crafted parameter paths that trigger HTTP 500 errors, then reading the debug information included in the error response. The debug output reveals system details, file paths, or configuration information that should not be exposed.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 5.1.1.2= 5.1.1= 5.1.1.1<= 5.2.1= 5.2= 5.2.0.1= 5.2.0.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Rational Directory Server installation and versionLocate the Rational Directory Server installation directory and check the version information file, typically found in the product's bin or lib directory, or run the product's version command if availableAffected if The installed version matches 5.1.1, 5.1.1.1, 5.1.1.2, 5.2, 5.2.0.1, 5.2.0.2, or any version <= 5.2.1
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Determine if verbose HTTP error responses are enabledExamine the web application server configuration (typically in web.xml or the application's error page configuration) to see if detailed stack traces or debug information is set to display for HTTP 500 errorsAffected if Detailed error messages, stack traces, or debug output are configured to appear in HTTP 500 error responses instead of generic error pages
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Check if IBM Eclipse Help System component is exposedIdentify whether the IEHS web application or servlet is accessible on the server by checking the deployed web applications and their URL mappings in the application server configurationAffected if IEHS is deployed and accessible via HTTP/HTTPS on a network-reachable endpoint
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Verify custom error pages are not configuredReview the application's error-handling configuration to determine if custom error pages that return generic messages have been configured to mask detailed debug informationAffected if No custom error pages are configured and the default server error pages that may contain debug information are in use
You are affected if Rational Directory Server version 5.1.1 through 5.2.0.2 or any version <= 5.2.1 is installed AND detailed debug/error messages are enabled in the web configuration, allowing verbose information to be exposed in HTTP 500 error responses.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataDisable detailed debug/error messages in production environments and apply the relevant IBM patch for Rational Directory Server. Configure custom error pages to return generic messages instead of verbose debug output.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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