CVE-2018-14648
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 28, 2018 at 01:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:41 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxEnterprise Linux389 Directory Server
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 7%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 1.4.0.17
Affected range stops below 1.4.0.17, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3127Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3507x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14648Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00015.htmlCVSS
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-400
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