Netscape NSS Library Vulnerability Affects Sun Java Enterprise System

["Jérôme" ATHIAS <jerome.athias () caramail com>]

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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