CVE-2018-14624
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CVE-2018-14624 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability was discovered in 389-ds-base through versions 1.3.7.10, 1.3.8.8 and 1.4.0.16. The lock controlling the error log was not correctly used when re-opening the log file in log__error_emergency(). EPSS estimates a 2.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A vulnerability was discovered in 389-ds-base through versions 1.3.7.10, 1.3.8.8 and 1.4.0.16. The lock controlling the error log was not correctly used when re-opening the log file in log__error_emergency(). An attacker could send a flood of modifications to a very large DN, which would cause slapd to crash.
Metrics
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Fedoraproject | 389 Directory Server | <= 1.3.7.10 |
| Fedoraproject | 389 Directory Server | >= 1.3.8.0, <= 1.3.8.8 |
| Fedoraproject | 389 Directory Server | >= 1.4.0.0, <= 1.4.0.16 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 7.6 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | 7.5 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | 7.6 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | 7.6 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2757Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14624Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00037.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/issue/49937Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2757Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14624Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00037.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/issue/49937Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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