Input validation error in Aconf
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2015-1545 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
openldap (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component Aconf Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU32435
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1545
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via an empty attribute list in a deref control in a search request.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsopenldap (Alpine package): 2.4.35-r1
Aconf: 0.4.0-r1
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=67c7135307116f53124b112014f104772ac74043
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=6bf81f56e8c0b362d9c5ed046d9a8cdb81d5d957
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c35d8ac23c9256c6c00de60a8d96fbd509695d69
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ae0ea5cdb6a50450d35d219e22bace68f1e2e2f0
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=b4946d661c42d6f60d8575311b66cb7e064620c4
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=27b14baf87f1fdc85decdb00a9fc93b398192dbf
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
