CVE-2018-14638
published 2018-09-14CVE-2018-14638: 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…
PriorityP336high7.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
2.65%
84.0th percentile
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.
Affected
13 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | 389-ds-base | < 389-ds-base 1.4.0.18-1 (bookworm) | 389-ds-base 1.4.0.18-1 (bookworm) |
| fedora_project | 389-ds-base | — | — |
| fedoraproject | 389_directory_server | < 1.3.8.4 | 1.3.8.4 |
| port389 | 389-ds-base | >= 0 < 1.4.0.18-1 | 1.4.0.18-1 |
| port389 | 389-ds-base | >= 0 < 1.4.0.18-1 | 1.4.0.18-1 |
| port389 | 389-ds-base | >= 0 < 1.4.0.18-1 | 1.4.0.18-1 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_aus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_eus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_eus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_tus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-89rw-hgr3-hvfx: A flaw was found in 389-ds-base before version 1
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2018-14638 [HIGH] CWE-415 GHSA-89rw-hgr3-hvfx: A flaw was found in 389-ds-base before version 1
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.
OSV
CVE-2018-14638: A flaw was found in 389-ds-base before version 1
osv·2018-09-14·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-14638 [HIGH] CVE-2018-14638: A flaw was found in 389-ds-base before version 1
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.
Red Hat
389-ds-base: Crash in delete_passwdPolicy when persistent search connections are terminated unexpectedly
vendor_redhat·2018-08-30·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-14638 [HIGH] CWE-400 389-ds-base: Crash in delete_passwdPolicy when persistent search connections are terminated unexpectedly
389-ds-base: Crash in delete_passwdPolicy when persistent search connections are terminated unexpectedly
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.
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.
Package: 389-ds-base (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: 389-ds-base (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2018-14638: 389-ds-base - A flaw was found in 389-ds-base before version 1.3.8.4-13. The process ns-slapd ...
vendor_debian·2018·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-14638 [HIGH] CVE-2018-14638: 389-ds-base - A flaw was found in 389-ds-base before version 1.3.8.4-13. The process ns-slapd ...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1.4.0.18-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1.4.0.18-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.4.0.18-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.4.0.18-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-14638 389-ds-base: Crash in delete_passwdPolicy when persistent search connections are terminated unexpectedly [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-10-10·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-14638 [HIGH] CVE-2018-14638 389-ds-base: Crash in delete_passwdPolicy when persistent search connections are terminated unexpectedly [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-14638 389-ds-base: Crash in delete_passwdPolicy when persistent search connections are terminated unexpectedly [fedora-all]
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that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-14638 389-ds-base: Crash in delete_passwdPolicy when persistent search connections are terminated unexpectedly
bugzilla·2018-09-06·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-14638 [HIGH] CVE-2018-14638 389-ds-base: Crash in delete_passwdPolicy when persistent search connections are terminated unexpectedly
CVE-2018-14638 389-ds-base: Crash in delete_passwdPolicy when persistent search connections are terminated unexpectedly
A flaw was found in 389-ds-base. The process ns-slapd crashes in delete_passwdPolicy function when persistent search connections are terminated unexpectedly leading to remote denial of service.
References:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1623949
Discussion:
Upstream fix:
https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/c/78fc627accacfa4061ce48977e22301f81ea8d73
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Acknowledgments:
Name: Viktor Ashirov (Red Hat)
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This issue has been addressed in the following products:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Via RHSA-2018:2757 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2757
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Created 389-ds-base tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1637870]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2757https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14638https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/c/78fc627accacfa4061ce48977e22301f81ea8d73https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2757https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14638https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/c/78fc627accacfa4061ce48977e22301f81ea8d73
2018-09-14
Published