CVE-2008-1995 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Sun Java System Directory Proxy Server 6.0, 6.1, and 6.2 classifies a connection using the "bind-dn" criteria, which can cause an incorrect application of policy and allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions for the server.

Published: 2008-04-28

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_directory_server:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_directory_server:6.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_directory_server:6.2:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-1993	Sun Java System Directory Proxy Server 6.0, 6.1, and 6.2 classifies a connection using the "bind-dn" criteria, which can cause an incorrect application of policy and allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions for the server.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00391.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/29978
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-235381-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28941
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019925
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1374/references

History

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Subscriptions

Sun Java System Directory Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-04-28T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:41:00.273Z

Reserved: 2008-04-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1995

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-04-28T17:05:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-1995

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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