389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: unbounded ldap controls count in get_ldapmessage_controls_ext() causes cpu and heap amplification (remote dos)
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| affected |
|
||||||||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Directory Server 11.5 E4S for RHEL 8 | affected |
|
||||||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Directory Server 11.7 E4S for RHEL 8 | affected |
|
||||||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Directory Server 11.9 for RHEL 8 | affected |
|
||||||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Directory Server 12.2 E4S for RHEL 9 | affected |
|
||||||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Directory Server 12.4 E4S for RHEL 9 | affected |
|
||||||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | affected |
|
||||||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support | affected |
|
||||||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support | affected |
|
||||||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | affected |
|
||||||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support | affected |
|
||||||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On | affected |
|
||||||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support | affected |
|
||||||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On | affected |
|
||||||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service | affected |
|
||||||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions | affected |
|
||||||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | affected |
|
||||||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions | affected |
|
||||||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions | affected |
|
||||||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support | affected |
|
||||||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Directory Server 13.2 | affected |
|
||||||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Directory Server 12 | affected | — | ||||||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Directory Server 13 | affected | — | ||||||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | unknown | — |
Configuration 1 [-]
|
No data.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux |
|
||||||||
| Redhat | Redhat Directory Server |
|
Vendor Workaround
Restrict network access to the LDAP port (389/tcp, 636/tcp) to trusted networks only using firewall rules or network ACLs. This prevents untrusted remote attackers from reaching the vulnerable code path. Optionally, lower the nsslapd-maxbersize configuration parameter to reduce the maximum BER message size accepted by the server. Note that this caps bytes, not the number of controls, and does not fully eliminate the amplification. Setting it too low may impact legitimate LDAP operations with large payloads.
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.815% probability within 30 days)
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPEs | cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:6 |
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:directory_server:13.2::el10 | |
| References |
|
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:directory_server_e4s:11.7::el8 cpe:/a:redhat:directory_server_e4s:12.2::el9 cpe:/a:redhat:directory_server_e4s:12.4::el9 |
|
| References |
|
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| First Time appeared |
Redhat directory Server E4s
Redhat enterprise Linux Eus Redhat rhel Aus Redhat rhel E4s Redhat rhel Els Redhat rhel Eus Redhat rhel Eus Long Life Redhat rhel Tus |
|
| CPEs | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
cpe:/a:redhat:directory_server:11.9::el8 cpe:/a:redhat:directory_server_e4s:11.5::el8 cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::crb cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.8::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.2::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.4::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6::crb cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.4::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.6::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.8::appstream cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.2 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0 cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7 |
| Vendors & Products |
Redhat directory Server E4s
Redhat enterprise Linux Eus Redhat rhel Aus Redhat rhel E4s Redhat rhel Els Redhat rhel Eus Redhat rhel Eus Long Life Redhat rhel Tus |
|
| References |
|
|
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| First Time appeared |
Redhat 389 Directory Server
|
|
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:389_directory_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
|
| Vendors & Products |
Redhat 389 Directory Server
|
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| First Time appeared |
Redhat redhat Directory Server
|
|
| Vendors & Products |
Redhat redhat Directory Server
|
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Metrics |
ssvc
|
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References |
| |
| Metrics |
threat_severity
|
threat_severity
|
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Description | A flaw was found in 389-ds-base. The get_ldapmessage_controls_ext() function in the LDAP server does not enforce an upper bound on the number of controls per LDAP message. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted LDAP request containing hundreds of thousands of minimal controls within the default maximum BER message size (2 MB), causing excessive CPU consumption and heap allocation on the server. Under concurrent exploitation, this leads to significant latency degradation, worker thread starvation, or out-of-memory termination, resulting in a denial of service. | |
| Title | 389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: unbounded ldap controls count in get_ldapmessage_controls_ext() causes cpu and heap amplification (remote dos) | |
| First Time appeared |
Redhat
Redhat directory Server Redhat enterprise Linux |
|
| Weaknesses | CWE-770 | |
| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:directory_server:11 cpe:/a:redhat:directory_server:12 cpe:/a:redhat:directory_server:13 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
|
| Vendors & Products |
Redhat
Redhat directory Server Redhat enterprise Linux |
|
| References |
| |
| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
|