Out-of-bounds Read Affecting ldb package, versions <2:1.2.3-1ubuntu0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.68% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1804-LDB-338074
  • published 27 Feb 2019
  • disclosed 6 Mar 2019

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 ldb to version 2:1.2.3-1ubuntu0.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ldb package and not the ldb package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the way an LDAP search expression could crash the shared LDAP server process of a samba AD DC in samba before version 4.10. An authenticated user, having read permissions on the LDAP server, could use this flaw to cause denial of service.