NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting 389-ds-base-devel package, versions <0:1.3.5.10-20.50.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.63% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-389DSBASEDEVEL-1705600
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed22 Jun 2018

Introduced: 22 Jun 2018

CVE-2017-2668  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 389-ds-base-devel to version 0:1.3.5.10-20.50.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2017-824.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream 389-ds-base-devel package and not the 389-ds-base-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

389-ds-base before versions 1.3.5.17 and 1.3.6.10 is vulnerable to an invalid pointer dereference in the way LDAP bind requests are handled. A remote unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to make ns-slapd crash via a specially crafted LDAP bind request, resulting in denial of service.