Denial of service in Apache Karaf

1) LDAP injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU11135

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8750

CWE-ID: CWE-90 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an LDAP Query ('LDAP Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the LDAPLoginModule function due to improper security restrictions. A remote attacker can perform a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) injection attack and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Update to version 4.0.8.

Vulnerable software versions

Karaf: 4.0.4 - 4.0.7

External links

http://karaf.apache.org/security/cve-2016-8750.txt

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.