Improper input validation in 389-ds-base - CVE-2018-10935
Published: October 23, 2018 / Updated: October 25, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15529
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10935
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 authenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper processing of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) queries. A remote attacker can send execute the ldapsearch command with server-side sorting controls and cause the LDAP server to crash, resulting in a DoS condition.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-10935
The vulnerability has been addressed in the versions 1.3.8.7 and 1.4.0.14.