Description
LDAP service in Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2, running on Linux and possibly other platforms, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory allocation error) via an LDAP packet with a crafted subtree search request, as demonstrated using the ProtoVer LDAP test suite.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Sun ONE Directory Server 5.2 - Remote Denial of Service EDB-27171 · dos · Feb 8, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 18769 third-party-advisory
- sun-java-ldap-dos(24605) vdb-entry
- [Dailydave] 20060210 ??? Sun Directory Server 5.2 fun ??? mailing-list
- 16550 vdb-entry
- [Dailydave] 20060208 Sun Directory Server 5.2 fun mailing-list
- 102294 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2006-0492 vdb-entry
- 1015604 vdb-entry