CVE-2008-3283 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory leaks in authentication and anonymous search requests, affecting Red Hat and Fedora Directory Server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-3283?
CVE-2008-3283 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
Multiple memory leaks in Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7, Red Hat Directory Server 8, and Fedora Directory Server 1.1.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving (1) the authentication / bind phase and (2) anonymous LDAP search requests.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3283?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fedora Directory Server, Redhat Directory Server.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3283?
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-2008-3283 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3283 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as CVE-2008-3284, CVE-2008-3518, GHSA-vxv8-22w3-3cgm.