OpenLDAP up to 2.2.21 slurpd Status File stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in OpenLDAP up to 2.2.21. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component slurpd Status File Handler. This manipulation causes stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-2754. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in OpenLDAP up to 2.2.21 (Directory Service Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component slurpd Status File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in st.c in slurpd for OpenLDAP before 2.3.22 might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long hostname.

The bug was discovered 05/19/2006. The weakness was released 05/19/2006 with OpenLDAP Team (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at openldap.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-2754 since 06/01/2006. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21668 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : openldap (MDKSA-2006:096)), 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 2.3.22 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at openldap.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (21668), OSVDB (25659†), Secunia (SA20848†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-11871†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 21668
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : openldap (MDKSA-2006:096)
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OpenVAS ID: 56963
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200606-17 (net-nds/openldap)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenLDAP 2.3.22
Patch: openldap.org

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05/19/2006 🔍
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05/22/2006 +2 days 🔍
06/01/2006 +10 days 🔍
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06/11/2006 +3 days 🔍
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06/27/2006 +12 days 🔍
06/20/2019 +4741 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openldap.org
Researcher: http://www.openldap.org
Organization: OpenLDAP Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-2754 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2754
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2251
Secunia: 20848 - Ubuntu update for OpenLDAP, Less Critical
OSVDB: 25659 - OpenLDAP slurpd Status File Handling Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 11871 - OpenLDAP Stack Overflow via Long Hostname, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-1921

Entryinfo

Created: 05/22/2006 11:53
Updated: 06/20/2019 15:27
Changes: 05/22/2006 11:53 (89), 06/20/2019 15:27 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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