Resource Exhaustion Affecting 389-ds package, versions <1.4.0.26~git0.8a2d3de6f-4.14.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
6.24% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES150-389DS-2740662
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed15 Aug 2019

Introduced: 15 Aug 2019

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

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.0 389-ds to version 1.4.0.26~git0.8a2d3de6f-4.14.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream 389-ds package and not the 389-ds package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.0 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.