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CVE-2018-1089
389-ds-base before versions 1.4.0.9, 1.3.8.1, 1.3.6.15 did not properly handle long search filters with characters needing escapes,…
High7.5EPSS 4.0%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- redhat
Description
389-ds-base before versions 1.4.0.9, 1.3.8.1, 1.3.6.15 did not properly handle long search filters with characters needing escapes, possibly leading to buffer overflows. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could potentially use this flaw to make ns-slapd crash via a specially crafted LDAP request, thus resulting in denial of service.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhatCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.0% · top 9.4% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected 389-ds-base 1.4.0.9
- affected 389-ds-base 1.3.8.1
- affected 389-ds-base 1.3.6.15
References (5)
- 104137 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:1364 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1089 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:1380 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180715 [SECURITY] [DLA 1428-1] 389-ds-base security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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