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ESB-2009.0376 -- [Win][Linux][HP-UX][Solaris] -- Sun Java System Directory Server: Multiple Vulnerabilities

Date: 20 April 2009
References: ASB-2012.0006  

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

               ESB-2009.0376 -- [Win][Linux][HP-UX][Solaris]
        Sun Java System Directory Server: Multiple Vulnerabilities
                               20 April 2009

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:              Sun Java System Directory Server
Publisher:            Sun Microsystems
Operating System:     Solaris
                      Linux variants
                      Windows
                      HP-UX
Impact:               Read-only Data Access
                      Reduced Security
Access:               Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names:            CVE-2009-1332

Original Bulletin:    
  http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-66-255848-1

Revision History:     April 20 2009: Added CVE Reference
                      April 17 2009: Initial Release

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   Solution Type: Sun Alert
   Solution  255848 :   A Security Vulnerability in the Sun Java System
   Directory Server May Allow Users to Probe for Filenames and View
   Limited Content of Files          
   Bug ID: 6492611

   Product
   Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 5
   Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2

   Date of Resolved Release: 15-Apr-2009

   SA Document Body
   A Security Vulnerability in the Sun Java System Directory Server May 
   Allow Users to Probe for Filenames and View Limited Content of Files

   1. Impact
   A security vulnerability in the Online Help feature of Sun Java System
   Directory Server 5.2 may allow a local or remote unprivileged user to
   determine if particular files or directories exist on the system. In
   certain cases, a single line of a file's contents may be revealed as
   well.
   Sun acknowledges with thanks, the National Australia Bank's Security
   Assurance Team for for the discovery and reporting of this
   vulnerability.
  
   2. Contributing Factors
   This issue can occur in the following releases for Solaris 9 and 10 on
   Solaris SPARC and Solaris x86 Platforms, Linux, Windows, and HP-UX:
   PatchZIP (Compressed Archive) and Native package versions:
     * Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 5
     * Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2

   Note: Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.x is not
   affected by this issue.
   To determine the version of Sun Java System Directory Server running
   on a system, the following command can be run:
   On Solaris, Linux, HP-UX, and AIX systems:
   $ cd <installation directory>/bin/slapd/server
   $ ./ns-slapd -V -D <instance-directory>
   Sun Java(TM) System Directory Server/5.2    

   On 64-bit Solaris:
   $ cd <installation directory>/bin/slapd/server/64
   $ ./ns-slapd -V -D <instance-directory>
   Sun Java(TM) System Directory Server/5.2

   On 64-bit HP-UX:
   $ cd <installation directory>/bin/slapd/server/pa20_64
   $ ./ns-slapd -V -D <instance-directory>
   Sun Java(TM) System Directory Server/5.2

   On Windows systems:
   >cd <installation directory>/bin/slapd/server
   >slapd.exe -V -D <instance-directory>

   3. Symptoms
   There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate the described
   issue has been exploited to probe for files or directories on the
   system.
   
   4. Workaround
   To work around this issue, disable the online help by removing the
   file '<install-dir>/manual/help/help'.
   
   5. Resolution
   This issue is addressed in the following release for Solaris 9 and 10
   on Solaris SPARC and Solaris x86 Platforms, Linux, Windows, and HP-UX:
     * Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.0 or later

   Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.0 can be
   downloaded from the following location:

     http://www.sun.com/software/products/directory_srvr_ee/get.jsp

   Details on migrating to Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise
   Edition 6.0 can be found at:

     http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-0994

   For more information on Security Sun Alerts, see Technical
   Instruction ID 213557.

   This Sun Alert notification is being provided to you on an "AS IS"
   basis. This Sun Alert notification may contain information provided by
   third parties. The issues described in this Sun Alert notification may
   or may not impact your system(s). Sun makes no representations,
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   AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION
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   notification may only be used for the purposes contemplated by these
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   Copyright 2000-2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa
   Clara, CA 95054 U.S.A. All rights reserved

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