#VU11135 LDAP injection in Karaf - CVE-2016-8750 

 

#VU11135 LDAP injection in Karaf - CVE-2016-8750

Published: March 16, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11135
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8750
CWE-ID: CWE-90
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Karaf
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the LDAPLoginModule function due to improper security restrictions. A remote attacker can perform a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) injection attack and cause the service to crash.

Remediation

Update to version 4.0.8.

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