SB2018022204 - Amazon Linux AMI update for 389-ds-base
Published: February 22, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018022204
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15134)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists due to improper handling of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) search filters by the 389-ds-base package. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted LDAP request, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow condition and cause the ns-slapd process to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.