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CVE-2001-1359: Volution clients 1.0.7 and earlier attempt to contact the computer creation daemon (CCD) when an LDAP…

CVE-2001-1359 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Caldera Volution. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

Volution clients 1.0.7 and earlier attempt to contact the computer creation daemon (CCD) when an LDAP authentication failure occurs, which allows remote attackers to fully control clients via a Trojan horse Volution server.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

• Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
• Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
• Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
• Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
• Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
• Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.

Affected products

• Caldera Volution: 1.0; 1.0.6; 1.0.7

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2850
• http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-021.0.txt
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6672