CVE-2018-14624
A vulnerability was discovered in 389-ds-base through versions 1.3.7.10, 1.3.8.8 and 1.4.0.16.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.38%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A vulnerability was discovered in 389-ds-base through versions 1.3.7.10, 1.3.8.8 and 1.4.0.16. The lock controlling the error log was not correctly used when re-opening the log file in log__error_emergency(). An attacker could send a flood of modifications to a very large DN, which would cause slapd to crash.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.38% probability · 84th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- fedoraproject/389 directory server · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 2.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00033.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2757Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14624Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00037.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/issue/49937Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00033.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2757Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14624Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00037.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/issue/49937Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.