Fedora Directory Server LDAP BER memory leak denial of service
| fedora-ber-memory-leak-dos (24794) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Fedora Directory Server is vulnerable to a denial of service attack caused by multiple memory leaks in the LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) component. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending multiple invalid BER packets to cause the consumption of all available memory resources, resulting in a denial of service.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3.5 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 2.6 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Refer to the Fedora Web site for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Fedora Project Web site: Fedora Dirctory Server Project.
- GLEG Ltd. Web site: ProtoVer LDAP testsuite.
- Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 179135: CVE-2006-0451 memory leaks using ber_scanf when handling bad BER packets (CVE-2006-0453).
- BID-16677: Fedora Directory Server Multiple Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-0451: Multiple memory leaks in the LDAP component in Fedora Directory Server 1.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via invalid BER packets that trigger an error, which might prevent memory from being freed if it was allocated during the ber_scanf call, as demonstrated using the ProtoVer LDAP test suite.
- RHSA-2006-0270: Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 security update
- SA18960: Fedora Directory Server LDAP Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- RedHat Directory Server 7.1
- RedHat Fedora Directory Server 1.0
Reported:
Feb 14, 2006
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