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.

• CWE-399

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30853Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30917Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30996Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31326Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31364Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31436Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32254Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32316Vendor Advisory
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-09.xml
• http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0249
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1650
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:144
• http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Software%20Bugs?id=5580
• http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Software%20Bugs?id=5580%3Bselectid=5580
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/01/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/13/2
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0583.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495320/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30013
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020405
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-634-1
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1978/referencesVendor Advisory
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2268Vendor Advisory
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-052/
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43515
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2645
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10662
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00109.html
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00129.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30853Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30917Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30996Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31326Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31364Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31436Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32254Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32316Vendor Advisory
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-09.xml
• http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0249
• http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1650
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:144
• http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Software%20Bugs?id=5580
• http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Software%20Bugs?id=5580%3Bselectid=5580
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/01/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/13/2
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0583.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495320/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30013
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020405
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-634-1
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1978/referencesVendor Advisory
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2268Vendor Advisory
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-052/
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43515
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2645
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10662
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00109.html
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00129.html

Published

Jul 1, 2008

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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