OpenLDAP 2.3.7 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenLDAP 2.3.7. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-2952. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenLDAP 2.3.7 (Directory Service Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

liblber/io.c in OpenLDAP 2.2.4 to 2.4.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (program termination) via crafted ASN.1 BER datagrams that trigger an assertion error.

The bug was discovered 06/26/2008. The weakness was released 07/01/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-2952 since 07/01/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available 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 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67724 (Oracle Linux 4 / 5 : openldap (ELSA-2008-0583)), 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 165681 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update (SUSE-SR:2008:021)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6237.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43515), Exploit-DB (32000), Tenable (67724), SecurityFocus (BID 30013†) and OSVDB (46689†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-43708, VDB-43701, VDB-43700 and VDB-44479. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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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: 67724
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 4 / 5 : openldap (ELSA-2008-0583)
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OpenVAS ID: 61772
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1650-1 (openldap2.3)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/26/2008 🔍
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06/30/2008 +4 days 🔍
07/01/2008 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-2952 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2952
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43001

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X-Force: 43515
SecurityFocus: 30013 - OpenLDAP BER Decoding Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 30853
OSVDB: 46689 - CVE-2008-2952 - OpenLDAP - Denial-Of-Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020405
Vulnerability Center: 18788 - OpenLDAP 2.3.41, 2.3.42 liblber/io.c Remote Denial of Service via Crafted ASN.1 BER Datagrams, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-1978

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

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 12/23/2024 19:25
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (79), 08/13/2019 06:46 (10), 12/23/2024 19:25 (22)
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Cache ID: 216:AF6:103

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