{
    "id": "CVE-2015-6908",
    "published": "2015-09-11 16:59:12",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:31:34",
    "cvss_score": "5.0",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-20",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.19984",
    "epss_percentile": "0.97355",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:15",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "apple",
            "product": "mac_os_x"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "openldap",
            "product": "openldap"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "38145",
            "title": "OpenLDAP 2.4.42 - ber_get_next Denial of Service",
            "date": "2015-09-11",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38145"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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",
        "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"
    ]
}