CVE-2018-14624

Public Exploit

Description

A vulnerability was discovered in 389-ds-base through versions 1.3.7.10, 1.3.8.8 and 1.4.0.16. The lock controlling the error log was not correctly used when re-opening the log file in log__error_emergency(). An attacker could send a flood of modifications to a very large DN, which would cause slapd to crash.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.57% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory pagure.io
Affected: [UNKNOWN] 389-ds-base
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2757 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/issue/49937 exploit vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00037.html third party advisory mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14624 issue tracking patch exploit third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00033.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-14624?
CVE-2018-14624 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-14624?
To fix CVE-2018-14624, 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-2018-14624 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-14624 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-14624?
CVE-2018-14624 affects [UNKNOWN] 389-ds-base.
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