Race condition in 389-ds-base - CVE-2018-10850
Published: June 18, 2018 / Updated: June 20, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13395
CSH Severity: Medium
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:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10850
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: 389 Directory Server Project
Affected software:
389-ds-base
389-ds-base
Detailed vulnerability description
The 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-10850
The vulnerability is addressed in the versions 1.3.8.3, 1.4.0.10.