CVE-2012-3429
N/A
Published: August 7, 2012 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:43 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBind Dyndb LDAP
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
The dns_to_ldap_dn_escape function in src/ldap_convert.c in bind-dyndb-ldap 1.1.0rc1 and earlier does not properly escape distinguished names (DN) for LDAP queries, which allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service (named service hang) via a "$" character in a DN in a DNS query.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (9)
x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/bind-dyndb-ldap.git/commit/?id=f345805c73c294db42452ae966c48fbc36c48006Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1139.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/50086Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/50159Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/02/5VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027341Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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