High severity · published May 9, 2018
CVE-2018-1089
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
7.5
CVSS
4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.0% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
3D
389 Directory Server · Fedoraproject
1.3.6.0 before 1.3.6.15; 1.4.0.0 before 1.4.0.9; 1.3.8.1; 1.3.8.2 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1089
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1089
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104137
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1364
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1380
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1089
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00018.html
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