PM38448: WHEN THE HTTP CHANNEL IS MARSHALLING THE RESPONSE AND THERE IS BAD DATA IT WILL SEND A MALFORMED RESPONSE BACK TO THE CLIENT

Fixes are available

APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

When the HTTP Channel is marshalling the response to the client
there could be bad data(such as a malformed cookie). When this
data is marshalled and an exception occurrs the HTTP Channel
will send back a body with no headers to client, which is a
malformed  response.

Local fix

Problem summary

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* USERS AFFECTED:  IBM WebSphere Application Server Version    *
*                  v6.1, v7.0, v8.0 users.                     *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The HTTP Channel can send a malformed   *
*                      response to the client.                 *
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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The HTTP Channel will return a malformed response(a message
without headers) to the client when an error occurs during
response marshalling. An example of this error would be a
Set-Cookie header that has a "\r\n" followed by no white space
within the text, which would cause the HTTP Channel to return
a malformed response.

Problem conclusion

The HTTP Channel was modified to send a properly formatted 500
response to the client.

The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
fix packs 6.1.0.41, 7.0.0.19, 8.0.0.1.  Please refer to the
Recommended Updates page for delivery information:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

APAR number
PM38448
Reported component name
WEBSPHERE APP S
Reported component ID
5724J0800
Reported release
700
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2011-05-04
Closed date
2011-06-21
Last modified date
2011-06-21

APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

Fixed component name
WEBSPHERE APP S
Fixed component ID
5724J0800

Applicable component levels

R61A PSY
UP
R61H PSY
UP
R61I PSY
UP
R61P PSY
UP
R61S PSY
UP
R61W PSY
UP
R61Z PSY
UP
R700 PSY
UP
R800 PSY
UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
27 October 2021

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PM38448: WHEN THE HTTP CHANNEL IS MARSHALLING THE RESPONSE AND THERE IS BAD DATA IT WILL SEND A MALFORMED RESPONSE BACK TO THE CLIENT

Fixes are available

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APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

Local fix

Problem summary

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

APAR number

Reported component name

Reported component ID

Reported release

Status

PE

HIPER

Special Attention

Submitted date

Closed date

Last modified date

APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

Fixed component name

Fixed component ID

Applicable component levels

R61A PSY

R61H PSY

R61I PSY

R61P PSY

R61S PSY

R61W PSY

R61Z PSY

R700 PSY

R800 PSY

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