CVE-2011-4079
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Off-by-one error in the UTF8StringNormalize function in OpenLDAP 2.4.26 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slapd crash) via a zero-length string that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, as demonstrated using an empty postalAddressAttribute value in an LDIF entry.
Find out more about CVE-2011-4079 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
The Red Hat Security Response Team does not consider this to be a security issue. For additional information, refer to: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=749324#c1.
CVSS v2 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 3.5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | openldap | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | openldap | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | openldap | Will not fix |
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