CVE-2006-0451

memory leaks using ber_scanf when handling bad BER packets (CVE-2006-0453)

Published Feb 14, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
Multiple memory leaks in the LDAP component in Fedora Directory Server 1.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via invalid BER packets that trigger an error, which might prevent memory from being freed if it was allocated during the ber_scanf call, as demonstrated using the ProtoVer LDAP test suite.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-0458 Multiple memory leaks in the LDAP component in Fedora Directory Server 1.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via invalid BER packets that trigger an error, which might prevent memory from being freed if it was allocated during the ber_scanf call, as demonstrated using the ProtoVer LDAP test suite.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 4:34 PM
Reserved
Jan 27, 2006, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 14, 2006, 10:06 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:20 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Feb 13, 2007, 12:00 AM