HighFix available
389-ds-base — security advisory
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.
- Products
- 389-ds-base
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 1.4.0.18-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2018-14624
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 00:47 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14624
389-ds-base
Fixed versions: 1.4.0.18-1
389-ds-base
Fixed versions: 1.4.0.18-1
Complete source record
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