OpenLDAP ber_get_next function denial of service
| openldap-bergetnext-dos (43515) |  Low Risk |
Description:
OpenLDAP is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the ber_get_next function. By sending a specially-crafted ASN.1 BER encoded packet, a remote attacker could cause the slapd process to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 4.4 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Apply the patch for this vulnerability (revision 1.121 or later), available from the OpenLDAP CVS repository. See References.
For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.
References:
- Apple Web site: About Security Update 2008-005.
- OpenLDAP CVS repository: OpenLDAP.
- OpenLDAP Web site: BER Decoding Remote DoS Vulnerability.
- OpenLDAP Web site: Download.
- ZDI-08-052: OpenLDAP BER Decoding Remote DoS Vulnerability.
- ASA-2008-348: openldap security update (RHSA-2008-0583)
- BID-30013: OpenLDAP BER Decoding Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-2952: liblber/io.c in OpenLDAP 2.2.4 to 2.4.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (program termination) via crafted ASN.1 BER datagrams that trigger an assertion error.
- DSA-1650: openldap2.3 -- denial of service
- GLSA-200808-09: OpenLDAP: Denial of Service vulnerability
- MDVSA-2008:144: Updated openldap packages fix slapd DoS vulnerability
- RHSA-2008-0583: Important: openldap security update
- SA30853: OpenLDAP ASN.1 BER Decoding Denial of Service
- SA31326: Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1020405: OpenLDAP ber_get_next() Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service
- SUSE-SR:2008:021: SUSE Security Summary Report
Platforms Affected:
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11
- Apple Mac OS X 10.5.4
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.11
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.4
- Canonical Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Canonical Ubuntu 7.04
- Canonical Ubuntu 7.10
- Canonical Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
- Debian Debian Linux 4.0
- Gentoo Linux
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Multi Network Firewall 2.0
- OpenLDAP OpenLDAP 2.3.41
- OpenLDAP OpenLDAP 2.3.42
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client Workstation
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5
- 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
Reported:
Jun 26, 2008
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