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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2007.0196 -- [Win][RedHat][HP-UX][Solaris][AIX]
The Directory Server ("ns-slapd") May Exit Unexpectedly When
Handling Certain Queries
4 May 2007
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Sun Java System Directory Server 5.1, 5.2
Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition
Publisher: Sun Microsystems
Operating System: AIX
HP-UX
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2
Solaris
Windows
Impact: Denial of Service
Access: Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names: CVE-2006-4175
Revision History: May 4 2007: Resolution Section of Advisory Updated
March 26 2007: Initial Release
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Sun(sm) Alert Notification
* Sun Alert ID: 102853
* Synopsis: The Directory Server ("ns-slapd") May Exit Unexpectedly
When Handling Certain Queries
* Category: Security
* Product: Sun Java System Directory Server 5.1 Service Pack 3, Sun
Java System Directory Server 5.2, Sun Java System Directory Server
Enterprise Edition
* BugIDs: 6462036
* Avoidance: Patch
* State: Resolved
* Date Released: 23-Mar-2007, 03-May-2007
* Date Closed: 03-May-2007
* Date Modified: 30-Apr-2007, 03-May-2007
1. Impact
The Directory Server process "ns-slapd" may be terminated by a local
or remote unprivileged user. This would cause a Denial of Service
(DoS) to directory server services hosted on the affected system.
Sun acknowledges with thanks, iDefense (http://www.idefense.com),
for bringing this issue to our attention.
This issue is also described in the following document:
* http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.p
hp?id=491
2. Contributing Factors
This issue can occur in the following releases for all platforms
(Solaris 8, 9, and 10 on Solaris SPARC and Solaris x86 Platforms,
Linux, Windows, HP-UX, and AIX):
Native Package Versions:
* Sun ONE Directory Server 5.2
* Sun Java System Directory Server 5 2003Q4 (5.2patch1)
* Sun Java System Directory Server 5 2004Q2 (5.2patch2)
* Sun Java System Directory Server 5 2005Q1 (5.2patch3)
* Sun Java System Directory Server 5 2005Q4 (5.2patch4)
PatchZIP (Compressed Archive) versions:
* Sun ONE Directory Server 5.1
* Sun One 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
3. Symptoms
If the described issue occurs, the Directory Server exits unexpectedly
at the second request and a message similar to the following is logged
for the first request:
[10/Oct/2006:10:32:10 +0200] conn=0 op=0 msgId=1 - ber decoding error (op=C
ompare; params=DN,Type,Value)
[10/Oct/2006:10:32:10 +0200] conn=0 op=0 msgId=1 - RESULT err=2 tag=111 nen
tries=0 etime=0
4. Relief/Workaround
There is no workaround for this issue.
To recover from an unresponsive LDAP server instance, the following
command can be used to restart the LDAP server process:
On UNIX systems (usually as root user):
# <server instance path>/start-slapd
On Windows systems, open the "Services" panel and start the service
manually.
5. Resolution
This issue is addressed in Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2
Patch5. To upgrade to Directory Server 5.2patch5, apply the following
patches:
For the Native Package Versions:
* Solaris Sparc: 115614-27
* Solaris x86: 115615-27
* Linux: 118080-12
* HP-UX : 121393-02
* Windows: 121392-03
For the PatchZIP (Compressed Archive) versions:
* Solaris Sparc: 117665-04
* Solaris x86: 117666-04
* Linux: 117668-04
* Windows: 117667-04
* HP-UX: 117669-04
* AIX: 117670-04
Change History
30-Apr-2007:
* Updated Resolution section
03-May-2007:
* State: Resolved
* Updated Resolution section
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Copyright 2000-2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa
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