Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting cockpit-389-ds package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-COCKPIT389DS-17894196
  • published8 Jul 2026
  • disclosed7 Jul 2026

Introduced: 7 Jul 2026

NewCVE-2026-14940  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:8 cockpit-389-ds.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cockpit-389-ds package and not the cockpit-389-ds package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A heap-buffer-overflow flaw was found in 389 Directory Server (389-ds-base). When normalizing a Distinguished Name (DN) that contains a legacy-quoted value encoding a multivalued nested Relative Distinguished Name (RDN), the server can write past the end of a heap allocation while sorting RDN attribute-value pairs. An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger this condition by sending an LDAP operation whose DN reaches the DN normalization routine, such as a search with a crafted base DN. This can corrupt heap memory and may cause denial of service.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1