Improper Input Validation Affecting openldap package, versions <2.4.42+dfsg-2
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
NVD
medium
Red Hat
medium
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-OPENLDAP-304619
- published 11 Sep 2015
- disclosed 11 Sep 2015
Introduced: 11 Sep 2015
CVE-2015-6908 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:10
openldap
to version 2.4.42+dfsg-2 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply to the upstream openldap
package.
See How to fix?
for Debian:10
relevant versions.
The ber_get_next function in libraries/liblber/io.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.42 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reachable assertion and application crash) via crafted BER data, as demonstrated by an attack against slapd.
References
- ADVISORY
- Apple Security Advisory
- Apple Security Announcement
- Debian Security Advisory
- http://www.openldap.org/devel/gitweb.cgi?p=openldap.git;a=commit;h=6fe51a9ab04fd28bbc171da3cf12f1c1040d6629
- http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Software%20Bugs?id=8240
- http://www.security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/OpenLDAP-ber_get_next-Denial-of-Service.pdf
- OpenSuse Security Announcement
- OpenSuse Security Announcement
- OpenSuse Security Announcement
- OpenSuse Security Announcement
- OpenSuse Security Announcement
- Oracle Security Bulletin
- Oracle Security Bulletin
- RedHat Security Advisory
- Security Focus
- Security Tracker
- Ubuntu CVE Tracker
- Ubuntu Security Advisory