389 Directory Server Search Query do_search resource management
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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in 389 Directory Server (Directory Service Software) (affected version unknown). This affects the function do_search
of the component Search Query Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. A specially crafted search query could lead to excessive CPU consumption in the do_search() function. An unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to provoke a denial of service.
The bug was discovered 10/01/2018. The weakness was disclosed 09/28/2018 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-14648 since 07/27/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118531 (RHEL 7 : 389-ds-base (RHSA-2018:3127)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 157848 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for 389-ds-base (ELSA-2018-3127)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (118531). The entry 121902 is pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 118531
Nessus Name: RHEL 7 : 389-ds-base (RHSA-2018:3127)
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07/27/2018 🔍09/28/2018 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: RHSA-2018:3127Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-14648 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 09/29/2018 07:40Updated: 05/19/2023 14:18
Changes: 09/29/2018 07:40 (71), 03/28/2020 08:26 (4), 05/19/2023 14:15 (4), 05/19/2023 14:18 (12)
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