Skip to main content

Red Hat Enterprise Linux openldap Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Last Update Date: 26 Feb 2014 14:40 Release Date: 26 Feb 2014 3022 Views

RISK: Medium Risk

TYPE: Operating Systems - Linux

TYPE: Linux

A denial of service flaw was identified in the OpenLDAP server daemon (slapd) performed reference counting when using the rwm (rewrite/remap) overlay. A remote attacker able to query the OpenLDAP server could use this flaw to crash the server by immediately unbinding from the server after sending a search request.


Impact

  • Denial of Service

System / Technologies affected

  • RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

Solutions

Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.


Vulnerability Identifier


Source


Related Link