Netscape NSS Library Vulnerability Affects Sun Java Enterprise System
Sun Alert ID: 57643
Synopsis: Netscape NSS Library Vulnerability Affects Sun Java Enterprise System
Category: Security
Product: Sun Java Enterprise System (JES), Network Security Services (NSS)
BugIDs: 5069683
Avoidance: Patch
State: Resolved
Date Released: 16-Sep-2004
Date Closed: 16-Sep-2004
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1. Impact
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Netscape Network Security
Services (NSS) library suite that is a security component used by most of the
Sun Java Enterprise System (JES) components such as Web Server, App Server and
Portal Server. This vulnerability may allow a remote unprivileged user to
execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems during SSLv2 connection
negotiation. This issue is described in the Internet Security Systems Advisory
at http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/180.
Additional information about JES 2004Q2 can be found at
http://wwws.sun.com/software/javaenterprisesystem/.
Additional information about NSS can be found at
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/.
2. Contributing Factors
This issue can occur in the following releases:
SPARC Platform
Sun Java Enterprise System 2003Q4 and 2004Q2 for Solaris 8 without patches
114045-12 and 115924-09
Sun Java Enterprise System 2003Q4 and 2004Q2 for Solaris 9 without patches
114049-12 and 115926-10
x86 Platform
Sun Java Enterprise System 2003Q4 and 2004Q2 for Solaris 9 without patches
114050-12 and 115927-10
Note: Sun Java Enterprise System was not available for Solaris 8 on the x86
Platform for 2003Q4 and 2004Q2 releases.
To determine the current library version, the following command can be used:
# /usr/bin/pkgparam SUNWtls SUNW_PRODVERS
3.3.
The major JES components that utilize NSS are:
Web Server
App Server
Portal Server
Messaging
Calendar
Instant Messaging
Directory
Message Queue
Access Manager (previously Identity Server)
Sun Cluster does not use NSS
3. Symptoms
There are no visible symptoms that would indicate the described issue has been
exploited.
Solution Summary Top
4. Relief/Workaround
There is no workaround. Please see the "Resolution" section below.
5. Resolution
This issue is addressed in the following releases:
SPARC Platform
Sun Java Enterprise System 2003Q4 and 2004Q2 for Solaris 8 with patches
114045-12 or later and 115924-09 or later
Sun Java Enterprise System 2003Q4 and 2004Q2 for Solaris 9 with patches
114049-12 or later and 115926-10 or later
x86 Platform
Sun Java Enterprise System 2003Q4 and 2004Q2 for Solaris 9 with patches
114050-12 or later and 115927-10 or later
Notes:
It is necessary to install both patches to obtain resolution for this issue.
These patches do not address the Netscape NSS vulnerability in the Sun
ONE/iPlanet Web Server and Sun Java System Application Server which is
described in Sun Alert 57632 at
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57632-1.
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