CVE-2015-0283 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via infinite loops in the slapi-nis plugin by requesting groups or users with excessive members.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-0283?
CVE-2015-0283 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Mar 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The slapi-nis plug-in before 0.54.2 does not properly reallocate memory when processing user accounts, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a request for a (1) group with a large number of members or (2) user that belongs to a large number of groups.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0283?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Slapi-Nis.
How do I fix CVE-2015-0283?
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-2015-0283 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0283 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-0283, GHSA-mh9j-g427-6h4w.