OpenLDAP ber_get_next denial of service vulnerability

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • A flaw was found in the way the OpenLDAP server daemon (slapd) parsed certain BER data. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by using a specially crafted packet to crash the OpenLDAP server (denial of service). The server could be crashed even when running in daemon mode.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • openldap

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