CVE-2010-0211 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code in OpenLDAP by sending malformed UTF-8 sequences in modrdn calls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-0211?
CVE-2010-0211 is a critical vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 27 Jul 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The slap_modrdn2mods function in modrdn.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.22 does not check the return value of a call to the smr_normalize function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a modrdn call with an RDN string containing invalid UTF-8 sequences, which triggers a free of an invalid, uninitialized pointer in the slap_mods_free function, as demonstrated using the Codenomicon LDAPv3 test suite.
Weakness: CWE-252
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0211?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server, Openldap Openldap, Opensuse Opensuse, Vmware Esxi.
How do I fix CVE-2010-0211?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2010-0211 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-0211 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0211, GHSA-m9h3-f3g9-fqrf.