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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2015-6908

CVE-2015-6908

UNKNOWN

The ber_get_next function in libraries/liblber/io

Published Sep 11, 2015

Modified 1 years ago

Details

The ber_get_next function in libraries/liblber/io.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.42 and earlier 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.

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00031.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00032.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00037.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00039.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00040.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1840.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3356

http://www.openldap.org/devel/gitweb.cgi?p=openldap.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6fe51a9ab04fd28bbc171da3cf12f1c1040d6629

http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Software%20Bugs?id=8240

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html

http://www.security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/OpenLDAP-ber_get_next-Denial-of-Service.pdf

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76714

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033534

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2742-1

https://support.apple.com/HT205637

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6908

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Exploitability

Access Vector

NetworkAV:N

Access Complexity

LowAC:L

Authentication

NoneAu:N

Impact

Confidentiality

NoneC:N

Integrity

NoneI:N

Availability

PartialA:P

5/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedSep 11, 2015

ModifiedAug 6, 2024

CVE-2015-6908 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence