CVE-2007-4364

critical

Description

Fedora Commons before 2.2.1 does not properly handle certain authentication requests involving Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI), related to (1) a nonexistent account name in combination with an empty password, which allows remote attackers to trigger a certain "unexpected / strange response" from an LDAP server, and (2) a reauthentication attempt that throws an exception, which allows remote attackers to trigger use of a cached authentication decision. NOTE: authentication can be bypassed by using vector 1 followed by vector 2, and possibly can be bypassed by using a single vector.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36005

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25317

http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1731608&group_id=177054&atid=879703

http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=531870

http://secunia.com/advisories/26445

http://osvdb.org/39548

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2007-08-15

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00404