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CVE-2003-1578
UNKNOWN

CVE-2003-1578

Published Feb 5, 2010 · Updated Oct 23, 2026

Severity · CVSSUNKNOWN · 4.3
Known exploitationNot listed
EPSS / likelihood1.10%
QFinch risk scoreNot available

Original summary

Normalized public record · Updated Oct 23, 2026

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.

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QFinch assessment

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.

Evidence: public source records

Affected products

Affected scope reported by the available public evidence
Affected package, product or rangeFix status
Consult the referenced vendor advisory for affected versions.Consult source advisory

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Remediation

Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.

  1. Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
  2. Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
  3. Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.
Review primary references

Evidence coverage

CVENVDEPSS
SSVC priority
LOW
Confidence
Not available
Aliases
None reported

Scores appear only when corresponding evidence exists. Missing data is never interpreted as zero risk.

Sources and record history

  1. 201453 ↗
  2. 7012 ↗
  3. 20030304 Log corruption on multiple webservers, log analyzers,... ↗
  4. iplanet-logpreview-security-bypass(56633) ↗

Record history

Published Feb 5, 2010 · Last refreshed Oct 23, 2026