Improper Input Validation Affecting 389-ds-base package, versions <0:1.3.7.5-28.el7_5


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.55% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-389DSBASE-4812221
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed31 Aug 2018

Introduced: 31 Aug 2018

CVE-2018-14624  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 389-ds-base to version 0:1.3.7.5-28.el7_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:2757.

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 RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was discovered in 389-ds-base through versions 1.3.7.10, 1.3.8.8 and 1.4.0.16. The lock controlling the error log was not correctly used when re-opening the log file in log__error_emergency(). An attacker could send a flood of modifications to a very large DN, which would cause slapd to crash.