Double Free Affecting 389-ds-base package, versions <1.4.0.18-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.31% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-389DSBASE-515725
  • published25 Sept 2018
  • disclosed14 Sept 2018

Introduced: 14 Sep 2018

CVE-2018-14638  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 389-ds-base to version 1.4.0.18-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream 389-ds-base package and not the 389-ds-base package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in 389-ds-base before version 1.3.8.4-13. The process ns-slapd crashes in delete_passwdPolicy function when persistent search connections are terminated unexpectedly leading to remote denial of service.