Description
The 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.
Published: 2015-09-11
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 70.5% High
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-309-1 openldap security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3356-1 openldap security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2742-1 OpenLDAP vulnerabilities
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:36:34.937Z

Reserved: 2015-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-6908

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Status : Modified

Published: 2015-09-11T16:59:12.800

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-6908

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Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2015-09-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-6908 - Bugzilla

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