Vulnerability Description
OpenLDAP 2.4.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a modrdn call with a zero-length RDN destination string, which is not properly handled by the smr_normalize function and triggers a NULL pointer dereference in the IA5StringNormalize function in schema_init.c, as demonstrated using the Codenomicon LDAPv3 test suite.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Openldap | Openldap | 2.4.22 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10735
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40639Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40687Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42787
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-36.xml
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
- http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Software%20Bugs?id=6570Exploit
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0542.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515545/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41770ExploitPatch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024221
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0001.html
FAQ
What is CVE-2010-0212?
CVE-2010-0212 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM). OpenLDAP 2.4.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a modrdn call with a zero-length RDN destination string, which is not properly handled by the smr_normalize function an...
How severe is CVE-2010-0212?
CVE-2010-0212 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2010-0212?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Openldap Openldap.