Sun iPlanet Directory Server up to 5.0 beta LDAP memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun iPlanet Directory Server up to 5.0 beta. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component LDAP. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2001-1307. In addition, an exploit is available. It is recommended to apply restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Sun iPlanet Directory Server up to 5.0 beta (Directory Service Software). This issue affects an unknown function of the component LDAP. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflows in iPlanet Directory Server 4.1.4 and earlier (LDAP) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by the PROTOS LDAPv3 test suite.

The weakness was presented 07/16/2001 with CERT as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-1307. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

Addressing this vulnerability is possible by firewalling .

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6893) and SecurityFocus (BID 3038†). See VDB-17002 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: Firewall
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Timelineinfo

07/16/2001 🔍
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07/07/2014 +4739 days 🔍
04/08/2019 +1736 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: cert.org
Organization: CERT
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-1307 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1307
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17003
X-Force: 6893 - iPlanet Directory Server LDAP requests buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 3038 - iPlanet Directory Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/07/2014 13:22
Updated: 04/08/2019 12:49
Changes: 07/07/2014 13:22 (44), 04/08/2019 12:49 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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