National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-2856
Original release date:08/18/2009
Last revised:08/21/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) 3.0, when anonymous binding is enabled, does not properly handle a client's attempt to establish an authenticated and encrypted connection, which might allow remote attackers to read cleartext VDI configuration-data requests by sniffing LDAP sessions on the network.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
6.8
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
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External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-2282
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: SUNALERT
Name: 265488
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-141481-02-1
Type: Patch Information
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 36330
Type: Advisory
Technical Details
- Information Leak / Disclosure (CWE-200)