National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-1648
Original release date:07/05/2009
Last revised:07/06/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
The YaST2 LDAP module in yast2-ldap-server on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (aka SLE11) does not enable the firewall in certain circumstances involving reboots during online updates, which makes it easier for remote attackers to access network services.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
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:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35685
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SR:2009:012
Type: Advisory