CVE-2015-6908

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-6908
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerdebian
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-09-11 16:59:12 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe ber_get_next function in libraries/liblber/io.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.42 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reachable assertion and application crash) via crafted BER data, as demonstrated by an attack against slapd.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Application Openldap Openldap All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0224-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
About the security content of OS X El Capitan 10.11.2, Security Update 2015-005 Yosemite, and Security Update 2015-008 Mavericks - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
OpenLDAP Bug in ber_get_next() Lets Remote Users Cause the Target Service to Crash - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
OpenLDAP ITS - Software Bugs/8240 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openldap.org Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin - July 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
OpenLDAP CVE-2015-6908 Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Risks in POS Systems: The Importance of a Security Assessment af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.security-assessment.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0255-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3356-1 openldap af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0261-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0226-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Oracle Linux Bulletin - October 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
USN-2742-1: OpenLDAP vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0262-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Projects · Explore · GitLab af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openldap.org
APPLE-SA-2015-12-08-3 OS X El Capitan 10.11.2 and Security Update 2015-008 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Projects · Explore · GitLab MITRE www.openldap.org
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