CVE-2011-0704 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the 389 Directory Server replica by sending an empty modify request, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2011-0704?

CVE-2011-0704 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 May 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

389 Directory Server 1.2.7.5, when built with mozldap, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (replica crash) by sending an empty modify request.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0704?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fedoraproject 389 Directory Server.

How do I fix CVE-2011-0704?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-0704 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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-2011-0704 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0704 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wxv3-8897-8hq4.

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