CVE-2015-0283 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the slapi-nis plug-in, specifically versions prior to 0.54.2, affecting Red Hat systems. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger an infinite loop and high CPU consumption by requesting groups or users with a large number of associated members or groups. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.54.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:slapi-nis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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