CVE-2018-14638
389-ds-base: Crash in delete_passwdPolicy when persistent search connections are terminated unexpectedly
Severity Score
7.5
*CVSS v3
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*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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Descriptions
A flaw was found in 389-ds-base before version 1.3.8.4-13. The process ns-slapd crashes in delete_passwdPolicy function when persistent search connections are terminated unexpectedly leading to remote denial of service.
Se ha descubierto un problema en versiones anteriores a la 1.3.8.4-13 de 389-ds-base. El proceso ns-slapd se cierra inesperadamente en la función delete_passwdPolicy cuando las conexiones de búsqueda persistente se terminan inesperadamente, lo que conduce a una denegación de servicio (DoS) remota.
A double-free of a password policy structure was found in the way slapd was handling certain errors during persistent search. A unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to crash Directory Server.
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Timeline
- 2018-07-27 CVE Reserved
- 2018-09-14 CVE Published
- 2024-06-29 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
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CWE
- CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
- CWE-415: Double Free
CAPEC
References (5)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14638 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/c/78fc627accacfa4061ce48977e22301f81ea8d73 | Issue Tracking |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2757 | 2019-10-09 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14638 | 2018-09-25 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1626079 | 2018-09-25 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | 389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" | < 1.3.8.4 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version " < 1.3.8.4" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Aus" | 7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Aus" and version "7.6" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" | 7.5 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" and version "7.5" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" | 7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" and version "7.6" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" | 7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" and version "7.6" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "7.0" | - |
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