CVE-2013-0312 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 13 Mar 2013 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can crash 389 Directory Server by sending a zero-length LDAP control sequence, 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: Available

What is CVE-2013-0312?

CVE-2013-0312 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Mar 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

389 Directory Server before 1.3.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a zero length LDAP control sequence.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0312?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (16)

`389-ds-base` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-12.el6_4`
`389-ds-base-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-12.el6_4`
`389-ds-base-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-12.el6_4`
`389-ds-base-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-12.el6_4`
`389-ds-base` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-12.el6_4`
`389-ds-base-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-12.el6_4`
`389-ds-base-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-12.el6_4`
`389-ds-base-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-12.el6_4`
`389-ds-base` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-12.el6_4`
`389-ds-base-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-12.el6_4`
`389-ds-base-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-12.el6_4`
`389-ds-base-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-12.el6_4`
`389-ds-base` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-12.el6_4`
`389-ds-base-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-12.el6_4`
`389-ds-base-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-12.el6_4`
`389-ds-base-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-12.el6_4`

Products include Fedoraproject 389 Directory Server.

How do I fix CVE-2013-0312?

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-2013-0312 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0312 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0312, GHSA-j8v7-ppwf-h5jg, RHSA-2013:0628.