OpenLDAP 2.3.35 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in OpenLDAP 2.3.35. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2007-6698. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in OpenLDAP 2.3.35 (Directory Service Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The BDB backend for slapd in OpenLDAP before 2.3.36 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a potentially-successful modify operation with the NOOP control set to critical, possibly due to a double free vulnerability.

The bug was discovered 04/15/2007. The weakness was disclosed 02/01/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-6698 since 02/01/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 292 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67650 (Oracle Linux 4 / 5 : openldap (ELSA-2008-0110)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117353 (CentOS Security Update for OpenLDAP (CESA-2008:0110)).

Upgrading to version 2.3.35 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (40785), Exploit-DB (31190), Tenable (67650), SecurityFocus (BID 26245†) and OSVDB (43306†). The entries VDB-39465, VDB-39464, VDB-41033 and VDB-50761 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 67650
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 4 / 5 : openldap (ELSA-2008-0110)
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OpenVAS ID: 60787
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1541-1 (openldap2.3)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenLDAP 2.3.35

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04/15/2007 🔍
10/29/2007 +197 days 🔍
02/01/2008 +95 days 🔍
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02/21/2008 +3 days 🔍
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07/12/2013 +1967 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +612 days 🔍
08/05/2019 +1603 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-6698 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6698
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40807

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X-Force: 40785
SecurityFocus: 26245 - OpenLDAP Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28817
OSVDB: 43306 - CVE-2007-6698 - OpenLDAP - Denial-Of-Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019480
Vulnerability Center: 17652 - OpenLDAP Double Free Vulnerability Allows Remote Authenticated Users to Cause DoS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-3184

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/05/2019 16:23
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (80), 08/05/2019 16:23 (12)
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