SB2019022810 - Debian update for ldb
Published: February 28, 2019 Updated: March 18, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019022810
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
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-2019-3824)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain perform denial of service attack or gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the ldb_wildcard_compare() function in ldb_match.c. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted LDAP request to the affected application, trigger out-of-bounds read error and perform denial of service attack or read portions of memory on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.