CVE-2012-3429 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in bind-dyndb-ldap versions 1.1.0rc1 and earlier. Specifically, the dns_to_ldap_dn_escape function fails to properly escape distinguished names containing a "$" character, allowing a malicious remote DNS server to hang the 'named' service. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a low severity, with an attack vector over the network requiring low attack complexity and resulting in partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:martin_nagy:bind-dyndb-ldap:*:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:martin_nagy:bind-dyndb-ldap:0.1.0:a1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:martin_nagy:bind-dyndb-ldap:0.1.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:martin_nagy:bind-dyndb-ldap:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:martin_nagy:bind-dyndb-ldap:1.0.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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