CVE-2015-0283

MITRE NVD CVE.ORG JSON API Print: PDF PDF

Summary

CVECVE-2015-0283
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-03-30 14:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe slapi-nis plug-in before 0.54.2 does not properly reallocate memory when processing user accounts, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a request for a (1) group with a large number of members or (2) user that belongs to a large number of groups.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Redhat Slapi-nis All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: freeipa-4.1.4-1.fc21 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: freeipa-4.1.4-1.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
slapi-nis Directory Server Plugin CVE-2015-0283 Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
slapi-nis.git - NIS Server plugin for Fedora Directory Server af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.fedorahosted.org
1195729 – (CVE-2015-0283) CVE-2015-0283 slapi-nis: infinite loop in getgrnam_r() and getgrgid_r() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE-2015-0283 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

© CVE.report 2026

Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. It is the responsibility of user to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content. EACH USER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY consequences of his or her direct or indirect use of this web site. ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. This site will NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT or any other kind of loss.

CVE, CWE, and OVAL are registred trademarks of The MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. This site includes MITRE data granted under the following license.

Free CVE JSON API cve.report/api

CVE.report and Source URL Uptime Status status.cve.report