CVE-2015-6908

Public Exploit

Description

The ber_get_next function in libraries/liblber/io.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.42 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reachable assertion and application crash) via crafted BER data, as demonstrated by an attack against slapd.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 61.20% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory openldap.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76714 vdb entry
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
http://www.security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/OpenLDAP-ber_get_next-Denial-of-Service.pdf
https://support.apple.com/HT205637
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00037.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00031.html vendor advisory
http://www.openldap.org/devel/gitweb.cgi?p=openldap.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6fe51a9ab04fd28bbc171da3cf12f1c1040d6629
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3356 vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2742-1 vendor advisory
http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Software%20Bugs?id=8240 exploit vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1840.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033534 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00039.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00040.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00032.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-6908?
CVE-2015-6908 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-6908?
To fix CVE-2015-6908, 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-2015-6908 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-6908 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~61% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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