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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.809787
Category:Denial of Service
Title:OpenLDAP ber_get_next DoS Vulnerability
Summary:OpenLDAP is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
OpenLDAP is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw is due to an 'assert' function
call within the ber_get_next method (io.c line 682) that is hit when decoding
tampered BER data.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation may allow remote
attackers to cause the application to crash, creating a denial-of-service
condition.

Affected Software/OS:
OpenLDAP versions 2.4.42 and prior.

Solution:
Upgrade to OpenLDAP version 2.4.43 or later.

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-6908
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00005.html
BugTraq ID: 76714
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76714
Debian Security Information: DSA-3356 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3356
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:1840
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1840.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033534
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:0224 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00031.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:0262 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00040.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0226 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00032.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0255 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00037.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0261 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00039.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2742-1
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