Security Vulnerability in the Search Feature of the Sun Java System LDAP JDK

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A security vulnerability in the search feature of the Sun Java System LDAP JDK:

1. Impact

A security vulnerability in the search feature of the Sun Java System LDAP JDK may allow local unprivileged users to gain access to unauthorized information from applications that use the LDAP JDK library.

Sun Java System Access Manager uses the LDAP JDK library and is vulnerable to this issue.

2. Contributing Factors

This issue can occur in the following releases:

SPARC Platform

• Sun Java System LDAP JDK 4.19 or earlier for Sun Java System Access Manager 6 2005Q1 (for Solaris 8, 9 and 10) without patch 119725-05
• Sun Java System LDAP JDK 4.19 or earlier for Sun Java System Access Manager 7 2005Q4 (for Solaris 8, 9 and 10) without patch 119725-05
• Sun Java System LDAP JDK 4.19 or earlier for Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 (for Solaris 8, 9 and 10) without patch 119725-05

x86 Platform

• Sun Java System LDAP JDK 4.19 or earlier for Sun Java System Access Manager 6 2005Q1 (for Solaris 8, 9 and 10) without patch 119725-05
• Sun Java System LDAP JDK 4.19 or earlier Sun Java System Access Manager 7 2005Q4, (for Solaris 8, 9 and 10) without patch 119725-05
• Sun Java System LDAP JDK 4.19 or earlier for Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 (for Solaris 9 and 10) without patch 119725-05
  

Linux Platform

• Sun Java System LDAP JDK 4.19 or earlier for Sun Java System Access Manager 6 2005Q1 (for RHEL2.1) without patch 120834-03
• Sun Java System LDAP JDK 4.19 or earlier for Sun Java System Access Manager 7 2005Q4 (for RHEL2.1) without patch 120834-03
• Sun Java System LDAP JDK 4.19 or earlier for Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 (for RHEL2.1) without patch 120834-03

HP-UX Platform

• Sun Java System LDAP JDK 4.19 or earlier without patch 138905-01
  

Windows Platform

• Sun Java System LDAP JDK 4.19 or earlier without patch 138905-01

Note 1: Windows is not a supported platform for Sun Java System Access Manager 6 2005Q1.

Note 2: There are no supported versions of the Sun Java System Access Manager for the HP-UX Platform.

Note 3: All supported versions of the Sun Java System LDAP JDK prior to version 4.20 are affected by this issue. The LDAP JDK component is used by Sun Java Access Manager to communicate with Sun Java System Directory Server.

To determine the version of  LDAP JDK on a Solaris system, the following command can be run:

    % pkgparam SUNWljdk SUNW_PRODVERS
    4.21

To determine the version of LDAP JDK on a Linux system, the following command can be run:

    % rpm -q -a | grep "sun-ljdk"
    sun-ljdk-4.21-1

To determine the version of Sun Java System Access Manager on a Solaris system, the following command can be run:

    % pkginfo -l SUNWamsvc
    PKGINST:  SUNWamsvc

To determine the version of Sun Java System Access Manager on the Linux platform, the following command can be run:

    # <access-manager-install-dir>/bin/amadmin --version
    Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1

To determine the version of Sun Java System Access Manager on the Windows Platform, the following command can be run

    % <access-manager-install-dir>\bin\amadmin --version
    Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1

(where <access-manager-install-dir> is the installation directory of the application).

3. Symptoms

If the described issue occurs, the following symptoms may be seen when logging into Sun Java System Access Manager:

1. "invalid credentials" errors in spite of providing correct credentials
2. The user may be taken to somebody else's profile
   

4. Workaround

There is no workaround for this issue. Please see the Resolution section below.

5. Resolution

This issue is addressed in the following releases:

SPARC Platform

• Sun Java System LDAP JDK 4.20 for Sun Java System Access Manager 6 2005Q1 (for Solaris 8, 9 and 10) delivered in patch 119725-05 or later
  
• Sun Java System LDAP JDK 4.20 for Sun Java System Access Manager 7 2005Q4 (for Solaris 8, 9 and 10) delivered in patch 119725-05 or later
  
• Sun Java System LDAP JDK 4.20 for Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 (for Solaris 8, 9 and 10) delivered in patch 119725-05 or later
  

x86 Platform

• Sun Java System LDAP JDK 4.20 for Sun Java System Access Manager 6 2005Q1 (for Solaris 8, 9 and 10) delivered in patch 119725-05 or later
  
• Sun Java System LDAP JDK 4.20 Sun Java System Access Manager 7 2005Q4, (for Solaris 8, 9 and 10) delivered in patch 119725-05 or later
  
• Sun Java System LDAP JDK 4.20 for Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 (for Solaris 9 and 10) delivered in patch 119725-05 or later
  

Linux Platform

• Sun Java System LDAP JDK 4.20 for Sun Java System Access Manager 6 2005Q1 (for RHEL2.1) delivered in patch 120834-03 or later
  
• Sun Java System LDAP JDK 4.20 for Sun Java System Access Manager 7 2005Q4 (for RHEL2.1) delivered in patch 120834-03 or later
  
• Sun Java System LDAP JDK 4.20 for Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 (for RHEL2.1) delivered in patch 120834-03 or later

HP-UX Platform

• Sun Java System LDAP JDK 4.20 delivered in patch 138905-01 or later

Windows Platform

• Sun Java System LDAP JDK 4.20 delivered in patch 138905-01 or later
  

Note: Although the security Bug ID 6711620 is fixed in patches 119725-05 & 120834-03, Sun recommends that the later revision of these patches (119725-06 or later and 120834-04 or later) be applied. The later revisions of these patches address an issue that may be seen with specific configurations of Access Manager deployment (Bug ID 6731145).

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

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