CVE-2014-8182

Public Exploit

Description

An off-by-one error leading to a crash was discovered in openldap 2.4 when processing DNS SRV messages. If slapd was configured to use the dnssrv backend, an attacker could crash the service with crafted DNS responses.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.12% Top 15%
Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory suse.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org
Affected: openldap openldap
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8182 third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-8182 patch exploit third party advisory issue tracking
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2014-8182 patch exploit third party advisory issue tracking
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2014-8182 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8182?
CVE-2014-8182 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8182?
To fix CVE-2014-8182, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-8182 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-8182 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2014-8182?
CVE-2014-8182 affects openldap openldap.
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