Back to Database
Status published
Medium
CVE-2012-2134
The handle_connection_error function in ldap_helper.c in bind-dyndb-ldap before 1.1.0rc1 does...
Vulnerability Description
The handle_connection_error function in ldap_helper.c in bind-dyndb-ldap before 1.1.0rc1 does not properly handle LDAP query errors, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and named server hang) via a non-alphabet character in the base DN in an LDAP search DNS query.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
THREAT MONITOR
Am I Vulnerable?
Launch our assessment wizard to check if your infrastructure is exposed to • CVE-2012-2134
Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48901
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/freeipa-users/2012-April/msg00144.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=815846
- https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/bind-dyndb-ldap.git/tree/NEWS
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0683.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/81619
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/24/15
Affected Vendor
martin nagy
View all reports →Affected Software
bind-dyndb-ldap
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.1.0, 0.2.0, 1.0.0, 1.1.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 26th, 2014
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.