OpenLDAP modrdn operation denial of service
| openldap-modrdn-dos (40479) |  Low Risk |
Description:
OpenLDAP is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the modrdn operation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a NOOP control to crash the slapd daemon.
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical, Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Canonical, Ubuntu 6.10
- Canonical, Ubuntu 7.04
- Canonical, Ubuntu 7.10
- Debian, Debian Linux 4.0
- Gentoo, Linux
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- OpenLDAP, OpenLDAP 2.3.39
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5 Client Workstation
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5 Client
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 10 Server
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 10 Server x64 Ed
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 11 Server
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 11 Server x64 Ed
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux FUJI
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux Appliance Server 2.0
Remedy:
Refer to the OpenLDAP Web site for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- OpenLDAP Web site, Modrdn operation with NOOP control crashes BDB backend at http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Software%20Bugs?id=5358.
- ASA-2008-112: openldap security update (RHSA-2008-0110)
- BID-27778: OpenLDAP MODRDN Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-0658: slapd/back-bdb/modrdn.c in the BDB backend for slapd in OpenLDAP 2.3.39 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a modrdn operation with a NOOP (LDAP_X_NO_OPERATION) control, a related issue to CVE-2007-6698.
- DSA-1541: openldap2.3 -- several vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200803-28: OpenLDAP: Denial of Service vulnerabilities
- MDVSA-2008:058: Updated openldap packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2008-0110: Moderate: openldap security update
- SA28926: OpenLDAP modrdn Denial of Service Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1019481: OpenLDAP Lets Remote Authenticated Users Crash the Daemon With Specially Crafted modrdn Operations
- SUSE-SR:2008:010: SUSE Security Summary Report
Reported:
Feb 07, 2008
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