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TITLE:
Sun Java System Directory Server Denial of Service

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA33850

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/33850/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Sun Java System Directory Server 5.x
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/1520/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Sun Java System Directory
Server, which can be exploited by malicious, local users or by
malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in the
handling of LDAP requests. This can be exploited to crash the
directory server process via a specially crafted LDAP request.

The vulnerability is reported in the following versions for Solaris
8, 9, and 10 for SPARC and x86 platforms, Linux, Windows, HP-UX, and
AIX:
*  Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2
* Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2 Patch2
* Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2 Patch3
* Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2 Patch4
* Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2 Patch6

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

-- Native Packages versions --

Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2 (including Patches 2, 3, 4, 5,
and 6 or later):

Solaris SPARC:
Apply patch 116837-04 or later.

Solaris X86:
Apply patch 116838-04 or later.

Linux:
Apply patch 118353-04 or later.

Windows:
Apply patch 140608-01 or later.

-- PatchZIP (Compressed Archive) Versions --

Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2 (including Patches 2, 3, 4, 5,
and 6 or later):

Solaris SPARC:
Apply patch 138135-01 or later.

Solaris x86:
Apply patch 138136-01 or later.

Linux:
Apply patch 138137-01 or later.

Windows:
Apply patch 138138-01 or later.

HP-UX:
Apply patch 138139-01 or later.

AIX:
Apply patch 138140-01 or later.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-250086-1

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