CVE-2018-14648 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in 389 Directory Server, affecting various Debian, Fedora, and Red Hat distributions. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a specially crafted search query, causing excessive CPU consumption in the do_search() function. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.4.0.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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