CVE-2013-1897 Information disclosure in n/a

Low 2.6 Published 13 May 2013 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information outside the rootDSE via crafted LDAP searches when anonymous access is restricted to rootDSE.

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

What is CVE-2013-1897?

CVE-2013-1897 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 May 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The do_search function in ldap/servers/slapd/search.c in 389 Directory Server 1.2.x before 1.2.11.20 and 1.3.x before 1.3.0.5 does not properly restrict access to entries when the nsslapd-allow-anonymous-access configuration is set to rootdse and the BASE search scope is used, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information outside of the rootDSE via a crafted LDAP search.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1897?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (16)

`389-ds-base` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-14.el6_4`
`389-ds-base-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-14.el6_4`
`389-ds-base-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-14.el6_4`
`389-ds-base-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-14.el6_4`
`389-ds-base` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-14.el6_4`
`389-ds-base-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-14.el6_4`
`389-ds-base-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-14.el6_4`
`389-ds-base-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-14.el6_4`
`389-ds-base` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-14.el6_4`
`389-ds-base-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-14.el6_4`
`389-ds-base-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-14.el6_4`
`389-ds-base-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-14.el6_4`
`389-ds-base` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-14.el6_4`
`389-ds-base-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-14.el6_4`
`389-ds-base-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-14.el6_4`
`389-ds-base-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:1.2.11.15-14.el6_4`

Products include Fedoraproject 389 Directory Server.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1897?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-1897 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1897 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1897, GHSA-xpx8-wp93-8pmf, RHSA-2013:0742.