Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support update for 389-ds-base

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU97939

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8445

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote user can pass specially crafted input for "userPassword" and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Note, the vulnerability exists due to an insufficient fix for #VU93311 (CVE-2024-2199).

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

389-ds-base (Red Hat package): before 1.3.11.1-7.el7_9

CPE2.3

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

External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:7434

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.