CVE-2008-2930 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.1 Published 29 Aug 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service via crafted LDAP search requests exploiting a single-threaded regular-expression subsystem.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2008-2930?

CVE-2008-2930 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Aug 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7, Red Hat Directory Server 8, and Fedora Directory Server 1.1.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and search outage) via crafted LDAP search requests with patterns, related to a single-threaded regular-expression subsystem.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2930?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedora Directory Server, Redhat Directory Server.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2930?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2008-2930 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-2930 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-622c-3525-jxfp.