Resource Exhaustion Affecting 389-ds-base-libs package, versions <0:1.3.8.4-15.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.57% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-389DSBASELIBS-4903537
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed21 Sept 2018

Introduced: 21 Sep 2018

CVE-2018-14648  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 389-ds-base-libs to version 0:1.3.8.4-15.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:3127.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream 389-ds-base-libs package and not the 389-ds-base-libs package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. A specially crafted search query could lead to excessive CPU consumption in the do_search() function. An unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to provoke a denial of service.