CVE-2018-14638
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 14, 2018 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:41 AM UTC
8 products affected across 2 vendorsEnterprise Linux DesktopEnterprise Linux ServerEnterprise Linux Workstation
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
A flaw was found in 389-ds-base before version 1.3.8.4-13. The process ns-slapd crashes in delete_passwdPolicy function when persistent search connections are terminated unexpectedly leading to remote denial of service.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.3.8.4
Affected range stops below 1.3.8.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
95%
Enterprise Linux Server· Red Hatrubygems
95%95%
95%
95%
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2757x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMitigationThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14638x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMitigationThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/c/78fc627accacfa4061ce48977e22301f81ea8d73CVSS
7.5HIGHredhat
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400CWE-415
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