Denial of service in 389-ds-base
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2018-10850 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-362 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
389-ds-base Server applications / Directory software, identity management |
| Vendor | 389 Directory Server Project |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Race condition
EUVDB-ID: #VU13395
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 7.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10850
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the way 389-ds-base handles persistent search. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request that submits malicious input and cause the system to crash.
MitigationThe vulnerability is addressed in the versions 1.3.8.3, 1.4.0.10.
Vulnerable software versions389-ds-base: 1.3.0 - 1.4.0.9
External linkshttp://pagure.io/389-ds-base/issue/49768
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
