Sun Java System Directory Server (JES) BER decoding denial of service
| sun-java-ber-dos (34002) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Sun Java System Directory Server (JES) is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a BER decoding error in the LDAP Software Development Kit (SDK) for C. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Refer to Sun Alert ID: 102895 for patch or upgrade information. See References.
References:
- Sun Alert ID: 102895: Security Vulnerability in Sun Java System Directory Server May Cause Denial of Service (DoS).
- ASA-2007-229: Security Vulnerability in Sun Java System Directory Server May Cause Denial of Service (DoS) (Sun 102895)
- BID-23743: Sun Java System Directory Server BER Decoding Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-2466: Unspecified vulnerability in the LDAP Software Development Kit (SDK) for C, as used in Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2 up to Patch 4 and Sun ONE Directory Server 5.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain BER encodings.
- OSVDB ID: 35743: Sun Java System Directory Server LDAP Software Development Kit (SDK) BER Encoding DoS
- SA25091: Sun Java System Directory Server Denial of Service
- SECTRACK ID: 1017991: Sun Java System Directory Server BER Decoding Flaw Lets Remote Users Deny Service
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-1610: Sun Java System Directory Server BER Decoding Denial of Service Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2 Patch 3
- Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2 2003Q4
- Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2 2005Q4
- Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2 2005Q1
- Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2 2004Q2
- Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2 Patch 4
- Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2 Patch 2
- Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2
- Sun ONE Directory Server 5.1
- Sun Solaris 10 x86
- Sun Solaris 10 SPARC
- Sun Solaris 8 SPARC
- Sun Solaris 8 x86
- Sun Solaris 9 SPARC
- Sun Solaris 9 x86
Reported:
May 01, 2007
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