Overview
A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the Sun ONE Directory Server. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to effectively terminate directory services on the affected host.
Description
Sun describes the Sun ONE Directory Server as a software product that provides a central repository for storing and managing identity profiles, access privileges and application and network resource information. Information stored in the Sun ONE Directory Server can be used for the authentication and authorization of users to enable secure access to enterprise and Internet services and applications. |
Impact
This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to effectively terminate directory services on the affected host. |
Solution
Apply a patch. |
Vendor Information
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Temporal | ||
| Environmental |
References
Acknowledgements
The CERT/CC thanks Sun Microsystems for publishing information upon which this document is based.
This document was written by Ian A Finlay.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | None |
| Severity Metric: | 3.16 |
| Date Public: | 2003-04-30 |
| Date First Published: | 2003-05-02 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2003-05-07 12:33 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 6 |