Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-1677 (CCN-42332)

Assigned:2008-05-09
Published:2008-05-09
Updated:2022-02-03
Summary:Buffer overflow in the regular expression handler in Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 and 7.1 before SP6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slapd crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted LDAP query that triggers the overflow during translation to a regular expression.
CVSS v3 Severity:6.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Adjacent
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.5 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
5.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
4.3 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Adjacent_Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-120
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-1677

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2008-0268
Critical: Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 Service Pack 6 security update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2008-0269
Critical: redhat-ds-base security update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2008:0269-2
Critical: redhat-ds-base security update

Source: CCN
Type: SA30181
Red Hat Directory Server Regular Expression Handler Buffer Overflow

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Broken Link
30181

Source: CCN
Type: SA30185
Fedora Directory Server Regular Expression Handler Buffer Overflow

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Broken Link
30185

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1020001
Red Hat Directory Server Buffer Overflow in Regex Handler Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code

Source: REDHAT
Type: Third Party Advisory
RHSA-2008:0268

Source: REDHAT
Type: Third Party Advisory
RHSA-2008:0269

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
29126

Source: CCN
Type: BID-29126
Red Hat Directory Server LDAP Query Patterns Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1020001

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 444712
CVE-2008-1677 Directory Server: insufficient buffer size for search patterns

Source: MISC
Type: Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444712

Source: XF
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
rhds-fedora-expression-bo(42332)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
rhds-fedora-expression-bo(42332)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:directory_server:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:fedora_directory_server:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    redhat directory server 7.1 sp1
    redhat directory server 7.1 sp2
    redhat directory server 7.1 sp3
    redhat directory server 7.1 sp4
    redhat directory server 7.1 sp5
    redhat directory server 8.0
    redhat fedora directory server 1.1
    redhat directory server 7.1
    redhat enterprise linux 4