A double-free of a password policy structure was found in the way slapd was handling certain errors during persistent search. A unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to crash Directory Server.
Find out more about CVE-2018-14638 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 7.5 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | High |
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (389-ds-base) | RHSA-2018:2757 | 2018-09-25 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | 389-ds-base | Will not fix |
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