Denial of Service Vulnerability in Sun Directory Server by Sun Microsystems

CVE-2010-0708

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities exist in the Sun Directory Server, including ns-slapd and slapd.exe components, that can be exploited by remote attackers. By crafting specific LDAP search requests, attackers can lead to a denial of service, ultimately causing these daemons to crash. This poses security risks to systems utilizing affected versions and highlights the importance of applying security updates and patches.

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