Improper Validation of Consistency within Input Affecting 389ds/389-ds-base package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-389DS389DSBASE-7411410
  • published28 Jun 2024
  • disclosed13 Jun 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 13 Jun 2024

CVE-2024-5953  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1288  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for 389ds/389-ds-base.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Validation of Consistency within Input via the userPassword hash processing. An attacker can cause the server to become unresponsive by attempting to authenticate with a malformed hash in their password.

Note:

LDAP servers are not usually exposed to the open internet, requiring adjacent connectivity for a successful attack. This issue also requires a compromised user account to perform the attack.

CVSS Scores

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