Resource Exhaustion Affecting 389-ds-base-libs package, versions <0:1.3.8.4-18.60.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.57% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-389DSBASELIBS-1715408
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed28 Sept 2018

Introduced: 28 Sep 2018

CVE-2018-14648  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 389-ds-base-libs to version 0:1.3.8.4-18.60.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2018-1106.

NVD Description

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

A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. A specially crafted search query could lead to excessive CPU consumption in the do_search() function. An unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to provoke a denial of service.