Debian Security Advisory DSA 3868-1 (openldap - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Karsten Heymann discovered that the OpenLDAP directory server can be crashed by performing a paged search with a page size of 0, resulting in denial of service. This vulnerability is limited to the MDB storage backend.
Affected Software
Affected Software
openldap on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 2.4.40+dfsg-1+deb8u3. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.4.44+dfsg-5. We recommend that you upgrade your openldap packages.
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
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