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Medium
CVE-2015-6908
The ber_get_next function in libraries/liblber/io.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.42 and earlier...
Vulnerability Description
The ber_get_next function in libraries/liblber/io.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.42 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reachable assertion and application crash) via crafted BER data, as demonstrated by an attack against slapd.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76714
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://www.security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/OpenLDAP-ber_get_next-Denial-of-Service.pdf
- https://support.apple.com/HT205637
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00037.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00031.html
- http://www.openldap.org/devel/gitweb.cgi?p=openldap.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6fe51a9ab04fd28bbc171da3cf12f1c1040d6629
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3356
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2742-1
- http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Software%20Bugs?id=8240
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1840.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033534
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00039.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00040.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00032.html
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
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Timeline
Official Publish:
September 11th, 2015
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.