Improper Input Validation Affecting openldap package, versions <2.4.42+dfsg-2
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
94.65% (100th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-OPENLDAP-304618
- 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:9
openldap
to version 2.4.42+dfsg-2 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 Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:9
relevant fixed versions and status.
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
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-6908
- https://support.apple.com/HT205637
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3356
- 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
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00032.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00037.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00039.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00040.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1840.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76714
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033534
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-6908
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2742-1
- http://www.openldap.org/devel/gitweb.cgi?p=openldap.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6fe51a9ab04fd28bbc171da3cf12f1c1040d6629