SB2018031201 - Denial of service in 389-ds-base
Published: March 12, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018031201
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1054)
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.