Red Hat 389 Directory Server/Directory Server 8 EL5 Get Effective Rights Engine input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat 389 Directory Server and Directory Server 8 EL5. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Get Effective Rights Engine. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2013-4485. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Red Hat 389 Directory Server and Directory Server 8 EL5 (Directory Service Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Get Effective Rights Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

389 Directory Server 1.2.11.15 (aka Red Hat Directory Server before 8.2.11-14) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via multiple @ characters in a GER attribute list in a search request.

The weakness was presented 11/21/2013 as Important: 389-ds-base security update as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at rhn.redhat.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Red Hat. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-4485 since 06/12/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 71191 (Scientific Linux Security Update : 389-ds-base on SL6.x i386/x86_64), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Scientific Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350489 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for 389-ds-base: ALAS-2013-255).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at rhn.redhat.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (71191), SecurityFocus (BID 63850†), OSVDB (100110†), Secunia (SA55765†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42395†). Additional details are provided at seclists.org. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
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Nessus ID: 71191
Nessus Name: Scientific Linux Security Update : 389-ds-base on SL6.x i386/x86_64
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OpenVAS ID: 867241
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for 389-ds-base FEDORA-2013-21875
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: rhn.redhat.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: Important: 389-ds-base security update
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-4485 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4485
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-11263

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SecurityFocus: 63850
Secunia: 55765 - Red Hat update for redhat-ds-base, Less Critical
OSVDB: 100110
Vulnerability Center: 42395 - RedHat 389 Directory Server 1.2.11.15 Remote Authenticated Denial of Servce via @ Characters in a GER Attribute List, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/26/2013 15:28
Updated: 12/25/2024 15:05
Changes: 11/26/2013 15:28 (47), 05/15/2017 12:12 (31), 06/02/2021 13:58 (4), 06/02/2021 14:04 (1), 12/25/2024 15:05 (16)
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