SB2019041711 - Denial of service in 389 Directory Server



SB2019041711 - Denial of service in 389 Directory Server

Published: April 17, 2019 Updated: August 13, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019041711
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3883)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of tome outs for SSL/TLS connections. A remote authenticated user initiate a large number of SSL/TLS connections and consume all available workers, which will lead to a denial of service attack. 




Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.