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CVE-2018-14638 (GCVE-0-2018-14638)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-09-14 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 09:38
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Summary
A flaw was found in 389-ds-base before version 1.3.8.4-13. The process ns-slapd crashes in delete_passwdPolicy function when persistent search connections are terminated unexpectedly leading to remote denial of service.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Fedora Project 389-ds-base Affected: 1.3.8.4-13
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Date Public
2018-08-30 00:00
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