UBUNTU-CVE-2015-6908

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-6908

    Published: 11 Sept 2015Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-6908
    Aliases:
    USN-2742-1

    Summary:

    Details: The ber_get_next function in libraries/liblber/io.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.42 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reachable assertion and application crash) via crafted BER data, as demonstrated by an attack against slapd.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6908, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/11/2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2742-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6908

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: openldap

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+nmu2ubuntu8.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8.2

    Affected versions

    2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu3
    2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu4
    2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu5
    2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8
    2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High