CVE-2015-6908 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 20% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The ber_get_next function in libraries/liblber/io.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.42 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reachable assertion and application crash) via crafted BER data, as demonstrated by an attack against slapd.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 19.98% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-09-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | mac os x |
| openldap | openldap |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | OpenLDAP 2.4.42 - ber_get_next Denial of Service | 2015-09-11 |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00032.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00037.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00039.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00040.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1840.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3356
- http://www.openldap.org/devel/gitweb.cgi?p=openldap.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6fe51a9ab04fd28bbc171da3cf12f1c1040d6629
- http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Software%20Bugs?id=8240
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://www.security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/OpenLDAP-ber_get_next-Denial-of-Service.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76714
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033534
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2742-1
- https://support.apple.com/HT205637
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00032.html
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