Out-of-bounds Write Affecting ldb-tools package, versions <0:2.1.3-3.el8_3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.33% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-LDBTOOLS-2581881
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed12 May 2021

Introduced: 12 May 2021

CVE-2021-20277  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 ldb-tools to version 0:2.1.3-3.el8_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-1197.

NVD Description

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

A flaw was found in Samba's libldb. Multiple, consecutive leading spaces in an LDAP attribute can lead to an out-of-bounds memory write, leading to a crash of the LDAP server process handling the request. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

CVSS Base Scores

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