Description
Fedora Commons before 2.2.1 does not properly handle certain authentication requests involving Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI), related to (1) a nonexistent account name in combination with an empty password, which allows remote attackers to trigger a certain "unexpected / strange response" from an LDAP server, and (2) a reauthentication attempt that throws an exception, which allows remote attackers to trigger use of a cached authentication decision. NOTE: authentication can be bypassed by using vector 1 followed by vector 2, and possibly can be bypassed by using a single vector.
References
- 39548 vdb-entry
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1731608&group_id=177054&atid=879703
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=531870
- 25317 vdb-entry
- 26445 third-party-advisory
- fedora-ldap-security-bypass(36005) vdb-entry