National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-1077
Original release date:03/25/2009
Last revised:03/25/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
The Change My Password implementation in the admin interface in Sun Java System Identity Manager (IdM) 7.0 through 8.0 does not enforce the RequiresChallenge property setting, which allows remote authenticated users to change the passwords of other users, as demonstrated by changing the administrator's password.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
8.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: SUNALERT
Name: 253267
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-140936-01-1
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-140935-01-1
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-139010-06-1
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-137621-11-1
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://blogs.sun.com/security/entry/sun_alert_253267_sun_java
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-0797
Type: Advisory
External Source: BID
Name: 34191
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1021881
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34380
Type: Advisory