CVE-2010-0922
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in secldapclntd in IBM AIX 5.3 with SP 5300-11-02 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (LDAP login failure) via unknown vectors. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. NOTE: there may be no attacker role, and the issue may be triggered entirely by an administrator's installation of an official service pack.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceVulnerability in IBM AIX 5.3's secldapclntd (LDAP client daemon) where service pack 5300-11-02 contains a flaw causing the daemon to fail, resulting in LDAP login authentication failures and denial of service for users depending on LDAP authentication.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 5.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify AIX version and TL/SP levelRun 'oslevel -s' to get the exact AIX technology level and service pack versionAffected if The output shows 5300-11-02 specifically, indicating the vulnerable service pack is applied
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Check if secldapclntd daemon is runningRun 'ps -ef | grep secldapclntd' to see if the LDAP client daemon process is activeAffected if The daemon process is present and appears to be running (even if failing)
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Verify LDAP authentication configurationCheck if LDAP is configured for user authentication by reviewing /etc/security/ldap/ldap.conf or running 'lssecattr -f /etc/passwd | grep ldap'Affected if LDAP authentication is enabled and users depend on LDAP for login
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Test LDAP authentication functionalityAttempt to authenticate a test LDAP user via 'su - <ldap_user>' or check /var/log/security for authentication failuresAffected if Authentication fails or the secldapclntd daemon crashes/terminates unexpectedly
User is affected if running AIX 5.3 with service pack 5300-11-02 applied and relying on LDAP authentication, as the secldapclntd daemon will fail and prevent LDAP user logins.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply subsequent IBM AIX service packs or interim fixes that address this secldapclntd issue; verify LDAP authentication functionality after patching.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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