CVE-2012-2134 (GCVE-0-2012-2134)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-02-26 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 19:26
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The handle_connection_error function in ldap_helper.c in bind-dyndb-ldap before 1.1.0rc1 does not properly handle LDAP query errors, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and named server hang) via a non-alphabet character in the base DN in an LDAP search DNS query.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
7 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48901 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/freeipa-users/201… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=815846 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/bind-dyndb-ldap… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0683.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://www.osvdb.org/81619 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/0… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
Date Public
2012-04-24 00:00
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