CVE-2017-15134
389-ds-base: Remote DoS via search filters in slapi_filter_sprintf in slapd/util.c
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · January 22, 2018
Updated · November 22, 2025
Description
A stack buffer overflow flaw was found in the way 389-ds-base handled certain LDAP search filters. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could potentially use this flaw to make ns-slapd crash via a specially crafted LDAP request, thus resulting in denial of service.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')