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CVE-2018-14648
A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. A specially crafted search query could lead to excessive CPU consumption in the do_search()…
High7.5EPSS 7.2%
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- redhat
Description
A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. A specially crafted search query could lead to excessive CPU consumption in the do_search() function. An unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to provoke a 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)
- 7.2% · top 5.7% of all CVEs (5 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 n/a
References (4)
- [debian-lts-announce] 20181025 [SECURITY] [DLA 1554-1] 389-ds-base security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:3507 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:3127 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14648 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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