Resource management error in 389-ds-base - CVE-2019-3883
Published: August 13, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20063
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:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3883
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of tome outs for SSL/TLS connections. A remote authenticated user initiate a large number of SSL/TLS connections and consume all available workers, which will lead to a denial of service attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-3883
Install updates from vendor's website.