CVE-2015-0283
Description
The slapi-nis plug-in before 0.54.2 does not properly reallocate memory when processing user accounts, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a request for a (1) group with a large number of members or (2) user that belongs to a large number of groups.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0.54.2-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 0.54.2-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0.54.2-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0.54.2-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | slapi-nis | {"endIncluding":"0.54.1"} | |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154314.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/154103.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0728.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73377
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1195729
- https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/slapi-nis.git/commit/?id=6573f91c95f7a353ad3bdf2fe95b0c15932aa097
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-0283
CWEs
CWE-399
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.