LDAP Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in 389-ds-base

CVE-2018-1089 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

389-ds-base before versions 1.4.0.9, 1.3.8.1, 1.3.6.15 did not properly handle long search filters with characters needing escapes, possibly leading to buffer overflows. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could potentially use this flaw to make ns-slapd crash via a specially crafted LDAP request, thus resulting in denial of service.

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