Off-by-one Error Affecting openldap package, versions <0:2.4.40-5.el6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
14.92% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-OPENLDAP-2034212
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed21 Jul 2014

Introduced: 21 Jul 2014

CVE-2014-8182  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-193  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 openldap to version 0:2.4.40-5.el6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openldap package and not the openldap package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

An off-by-one error leading to a crash was discovered in openldap 2.4 when processing DNS SRV messages. If slapd was configured to use the dnssrv backend, an attacker could crash the service with crafted DNS responses.

CVSS Scores

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