Denial of service in Red Hat Directory Server

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU63128

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0918

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when handling network packets. A remote attacker can create a single TCP packet to the LDAP port, trigger a segmentation fault and crash the slapd daemon.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Directory Server: 11

389-ds-base (Red Hat package): before 1.4.3.29-3.module+el8dsrv+14615+a86efbbf

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:red_hat_directory_server:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:389-ds-base_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*

External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:2210

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.