CVE-2008-2952 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in OpenLDAP versions 2.2.4 through 2.4.10, specifically within the liblber/io.c component. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending specially crafted ASN.1 BER datagrams, leading to an assertion error and program termination. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and no authentication required, resulting in a partial availability impact. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an exploit for OpenLDAP 2.3.41 is available on ExploitDB, suggesting proof-of-concept code exists, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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