# CVE-2018-14648: A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server.

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-09-28 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- \[UNKNOWN\] 389-ds-base:: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. A specially crafted search query could lead to excessive CPU consumption in the do_search() function. An unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to provoke a denial of service.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on \[UNKNOWN\] 389-ds-base:, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00015.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3507
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3127
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14648

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