389-ds-base: a heap overflow leading to denail-of-servce while writing a value larger than 256 chars (in log_entry_attr)

Summary

CVECVE-2024-1062
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2024-02-12 13:15:09 UTC
Updated2026-11-05 12:17:46 UTC
DescriptionA heap overflow flaw was found in 389-ds-base. This issue leads to a denial of service when writing a value larger than 256 chars in log_entry_attr.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-122 | CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1CNACVSS5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 39 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 40 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 41 All All All
Operating System Redhat 389 Directory Server All All All All
Application Redhat Directory Server - All All All
Application Redhat Directory Server 11.7 All All All
Application Redhat Directory Server 11.8 All All All
Application Redhat Directory Server 12.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 9.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 8.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 8.8 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 9.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Arm 64 Eus 8.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Arm 64 Eus 8.8 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Arm 64 Eus 9.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems 9.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus 8.8 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus 8.8 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus 9.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 8.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 9.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions 8.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions 8.8 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions 9.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 8.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 8.8 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Update Services For Sap Solutions 8.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Update Services For Sap Solutions 8.8 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Directory Server 11.5 E4S For RHEL 8 unaffected 8060020250210084424.0ca98e7e * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Directory Server 11.7 For RHEL 8 unaffected 8080020240306153507.f969626e * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Directory Server 11.8 For RHEL 8 unaffected 8090020240606122459.91529cd0 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Directory Server 12.2 EUS For RHEL 9 unaffected 9020020240916150035.1674d574 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 unaffected 8100020240315011748.945b6f6d * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support unaffected 8060020240213164457.824efc52 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support unaffected 8080020240807050952.6dbb3803 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support unaffected 0:2.2.4-9.el9_2 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Directory Server 12 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Not specified Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1632 [email protected] access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:5690 [email protected] access.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1074 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4633 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3047 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1062 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4209 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1372 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:7458 [email protected] access.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2024-01-30T00:00:00.000ZReported to Red Hat.
CNA2024-01-30T00:00:00.000ZMade public.

Workarounds

CNA: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 243000 Red Hat Update for 389-ds:1.4 (RHSA-2024:1074)
  • 755985 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for 389-ds (SUSE-SU-2024:0908-1)

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