# CVE-2008-2952: liblber/io.c in OpenLDAP 2.2.4 to 2.4.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (program termination) via crafted ASN.1 BER da

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2008-07-01 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

liblber/io.c in OpenLDAP 2.2.4 to 2.4.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (program termination) via crafted ASN.1 BER datagrams that trigger an assertion error.

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## References

- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0583.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-09.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31364
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10662
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30917
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43515
- http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Software%20Bugs?id=5580%3Bselectid=5580
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1650
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30013
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/01/2
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2268
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495320/100/0/threaded
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2645
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30996
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31436
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:144
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/13/2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-634-1
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-052/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30853
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0249
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31326
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00129.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32000

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