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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2014-8182

An off-by-one error leading to a crash was discovered in openldap 2.4 when processing DNS SRV messages.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.09%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.09%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An off-by-one error leading to a crash was discovered in openldap 2.4 when processing DNS SRV messages. If slapd was configured to use the dnssrv backend, an attacker could crash the service with crafted DNS responses.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
3.09% probability · 87th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-193
Affected
openldap/openldap · debian/debian linux
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.