RHSA-2007:1038Executive Summary
| Summary | |
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| Title | openldap security and enhancement update |
| Informations | |||
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| Name | RHSA-2007:1038 | First vendor Publication | 2007-11-15 |
| Vendor | RedHat | Last vendor Modification | 2007-11-15 |
| Severity (Vendor) | Moderate | Revision | 01 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | |||
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| Cvss Base Score | 7.1 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.9 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentification | None Required |
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Detail
Problem Description: Updated openldap packages that fix a security flaw are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 3. Problem description: OpenLDAP is an open source suite of LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) applications and development tools. A flaw was found in the way OpenLDAP's slapd daemon handled malformed objectClasses LDAP attributes. An authenticated local or remote attacker could create an LDAP request which could cause a denial of service by crashing slapd. (CVE-2007-5707) In addition, the following feature was added: * OpenLDAP client tools now have new option to configure their bind timeout. All users are advised to upgrade to these updated openldap packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue and provide this security enhancement. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 359851 - CVE-2007-5707 openldap slapd DoS via objectClasses attribute |
Original Source
| Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-1038.html |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| id | Name |
|---|---|
| CWE-399 | Resource Management Errors |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10183 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10183 | ||
| Title: | OpenLDAP before 2.3.39 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slapd crash) via an LDAP request with a malformed objectClasses attribute. NOTE: this has been reported as a double free, but the reports are inconsistent. | ||
| Description: | OpenLDAP before 2.3.39 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slapd crash) via an LDAP request with a malformed objectClasses attribute. NOTE: this has been reported as a double free, but the reports are inconsistent. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2007-5707 |
Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 Oracle Linux 5 |
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| id | Description |
|---|---|
| 38484 | OpenLDAP slapd Crafted LDAP Request Remote DoS |
(High)
