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OpenLDAP < 2.4.43 DoS Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
2 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
OpenLDAP is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The ber_get_next function in libraries/liblber/io.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reachable assertion and application crash) via crafted BER data, as demonstrated by an attack against slapd.
Affected Software
Affected Software
OpenLDAP prior to version 2.4.43.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 2.4.43 or later.