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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-5797

Original release date:11/03/2007

Last revised:11/15/2008

Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

SQLLoginModule in Apache Geronimo 2.0 through 2.1 does not throw an exception for a nonexistent username, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a login attempt with any username not contained in the database.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS v2 Base Score:7.5 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (legend)

Impact Subscore: 6.4

Exploitability Subscore: 10.0

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Access Vector: Network exploitable

Access Complexity: Low

Authentication: Not required to exploit

Impact Type:Provides user account access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service

Vendor Statments (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (11/06/2007): Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect versions of geronimo-specs packages as shipped Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Red Hat Application Stack, Red Hat Application Server, Red Hat Directory Server and Red Hat Certificate System, as the geronimo-specs package only contains the specification of the Apache Geronimo Server’s services and interfaces and not the vulnerable J2EE server classes.

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External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-3543

Hyperlink:https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-3543

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2007-3675

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2007/3675

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 27482

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/27482

External Source: OSVDB