Description
The dns_to_ldap_dn_escape function in src/ldap_convert.c in bind-dyndb-ldap 1.1.0rc1 and earlier does not properly escape distinguished names (DN) for LDAP queries, which allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service (named service hang) via a "$" character in a DN in a DNS query.
Published: 2012-08-07
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 1.3% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-3396 The dns_to_ldap_dn_escape function in src/ldap_convert.c in bind-dyndb-ldap 1.1.0rc1 and earlier does not properly escape distinguished names (DN) for LDAP queries, which allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service (named service hang) via a "$" character in a DN in a DNS query.
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Martin Nagy Bind-dyndb-ldap
Redhat Enterprise Linux
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:05:12.473Z

Reserved: 2012-06-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-3429

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Status : Modified

Published: 2012-08-07T21:55:01.983

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-3429

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Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-3429 - Bugzilla

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