CVE-2018-14624
389-ds-base - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.5%
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.
How to fix CVE-2018-14624
To remediate CVE-2018-14624, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.4.0.18-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.3.3.5-4+deb8u3 or later
Is CVE-2018-14624 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.4.0.18-1
- from 0, < 1.3.3.5-4+deb8u3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |