SB2018031201 - Denial of service in 389-ds-base



SB2018031201 - Denial of service in 389-ds-base

Published: March 12, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018031201
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
  • Low
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1054)

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


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

The weakness exists in the 389-ds-base package due to out-of-bounds read when handling of certain Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) search filters. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted LDAP request, trigger memory error and cause the ns-slapd process.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.