Sun Java System Directory Server LDAP Search Request Denial of Service Vulnerability

Sun Java System Directory Server LDAP Search Request Denial of Service Vulnerability

Sun Java System Directory Server is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to crash the effected application, denying service to legitimate users.

The following products are affected:
Sun Directory Server Enterprise Edition 7.0
Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.3.1
Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.3
Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.2
Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.1
Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.0
Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2

NOTE: This issue may be related to the issue described in BID 37699 (Sun Java System Directory Server 'core_get_proxyauth_dn' Denial of Service Vulnerability). We will update this BID when more information emerges.