CVE-2009-2856

Description

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.

Category

3.5
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.20%
Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2282 vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-265488-1 patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36330 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-141481-02-1 patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2856?
CVE-2009-2856 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2856?
To fix CVE-2009-2856, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-2856 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-2856 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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