Stack-based buffer overflow in Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - CVE-2017-15134
Published: January 26, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10254
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15134
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Red Hat Inc.
Affected software:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper handling of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) search filters by the 389-ds-base package. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted LDAP request, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow condition and cause the ns-slapd process to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exists due to improper handling of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) search filters by the 389-ds-base package. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted LDAP request, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow condition and cause the ns-slapd process to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-15134
Install update from vendor's website.