Denial of service in 389-ds-base
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2024-1062 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-122 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
389-ds-base Server applications / Directory software, identity management |
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Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU87107
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-1062
CWE-ID:
CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when writing a value larger than 256 chars in log_entry_attr. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
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Vulnerable software versions389-ds-base: before 2.2.0
External linkshttp://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1062
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2256711
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2261879
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
