CVE-2018-14648

389-ds-base: Mishandled search requests in servers/slapd/search.c:do_search() allows for denial of service

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · September 21, 2018

Updated · June 30, 2026

Description

It was found that a specially crafted search query could lead to excessive CPU consumption in the do_search() function. An unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to provoke a denial of service.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption