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usn-2622-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2015-05-26 17:45
Modified
2026-04-22 07:36
Summary
openldap vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled certain search queries that returned empty attributes. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenLDAP to assert, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2012-1164)

Michael Vishchers discovered that OpenLDAP improperly counted references when the rwm overlay was used. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenLDAP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2013-4449)

It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled certain empty attribute lists in search requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenLDAP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2015-1545)

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  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2013-4449",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "score": "low",
                  "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2015-1545",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "score": "low",
                  "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"
        }
      },
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "ldap-utils",
            "binary_version": "2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libldap-2.4-2",
            "binary_version": "2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "slapd",
            "binary_version": "2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "slapd-smbk5pwd",
            "binary_version": "2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8.1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "openldap",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/openldap@2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8.1?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu3",
        "2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu4",
        "2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu5",
        "2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled certain search queries\nthat returned empty attributes. A remote attacker could use this issue to\ncause OpenLDAP to assert, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only\naffected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2012-1164)\n\nMichael Vishchers discovered that OpenLDAP improperly counted references\nwhen the rwm overlay was used. A remote attacker could use this issue to\ncause OpenLDAP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2013-4449)\n\nIt was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled certain empty attribute\nlists in search requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause\nOpenLDAP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2015-1545)\n",
  "id": "USN-2622-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:32Z",
  "published": "2015-05-26T17:45:13Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2622-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-1164"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4449"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1545"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "openldap vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2012-1164",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4449",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1545"
  ]
}



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