PT-2017-8984 · Apache · Apache Groovy Ldap Api

Published 2017-01-18 · Updated 2020-05-28 · CVE-2016-6497

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apache Groovy LDAP API (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue allows attackers to conduct LDAP entry poisoning attacks. This is possible by leveraging the setting of returnObjFlag to true for all search methods in the LDAP.java file, part of the Groovy LDAP API in Apache.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-254

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-6497

Affected Products

Apache Groovy Ldap Api

References · 6

• https://oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6497 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/95929 · Note
• https://blackhat.com/docs/us-16/materials/us-16-Munoz-A-Journey-From-JNDI-LDAP-Manipulation-To-RCE-wp.pdf · Note
• http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/directory/sandbox/szoerner/groovyldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/groovyldap/LDAP.java?r1=1765362&r2=1765361&pathrev=1765362&view=patch · Note
• https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/directory-users/201610.mbox/%3Cb7d7e909-a8ed-1ab4-c853-4078c1e7624a%40stefan-seelmann.de%3E · Note