CVE-2015-0283

Description

The slapi-nis plug-in before 0.54.2 does not properly reallocate memory when processing user accounts, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a request for a (1) group with a large number of members or (2) user that belongs to a large number of groups.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.86% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/slapi-nis.git/commit/?id=6573f91c95f7a353ad3bdf2fe95b0c15932aa097
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154314.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/154103.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73377 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1195729
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0728.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-0283?
CVE-2015-0283 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-0283?
To fix CVE-2015-0283, 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-2015-0283 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-0283 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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