OpenLDAP up to 2.1.18 resource management

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in OpenLDAP up to 2.1.18 (Directory Service Software). This affects some unknown processing. 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:

slapo-pcache (overlays/pcache.c) in slapd in OpenLDAP before 2.3.39, when running as a proxy-caching server, allocates memory using a malloc variant instead of calloc, which prevents an array from being initialized properly and might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via unknown vectors that prevent the array from being null terminated.

The bug was discovered 09/03/2007. The weakness was published 10/30/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at openldap.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-5708 since 10/30/2007. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 57 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 37371 (Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : openldap (MDVSA-2008:058)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2.1.19 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38131) and Tenable (37371). Similar entries are available at 39464 and 40807.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 37371
Nessus Name: Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : openldap (MDVSA-2008:058)
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OpenVAS ID: 60787
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1541-1 (openldap2.3)
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Upgrade: OpenLDAP 2.1.19

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09/03/2007 🔍
10/02/2007 +29 days 🔍
10/29/2007 +27 days 🔍
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10/30/2007 +1 days 🔍
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11/04/2007 +5 days 🔍
03/05/2008 +122 days 🔍
04/23/2009 +414 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2153 days 🔍
07/29/2019 +1596 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openldap.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-5708 (🔍)
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X-Force: 38131
Vulnerability Center: 16711 - OpenLDAP Incorrect NULL-Termination Vulnerability Allows Remote Attacker to Cause DoS, High
SecurityFocus: 26245 - OpenLDAP Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 27424
OSVDB: 38485 - CVE-2007-5708 - OpenLDAP - Denial-Of-Service Issue
Vupen: ADV-2007-3645

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 07/29/2019 14:43
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (78), 07/29/2019 14:43 (4)
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