CVE-2024-2199 389-ds-base: malformed userpassword may cause crash at do_modify in slapd/modify.c
An authenticated user can crash the 389-ds-base LDAP server by submitting malformed input during a userPassword modification.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-2199?
CVE-2024-2199 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Red Hat Directory Server 11.5 E4S for RHEL 8, published on 28 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A denial of service vulnerability was found in 389-ds-base ldap server. This issue may allow an authenticated user to cause a server crash while modifying `userPassword` using malformed input.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2199?
How do I fix CVE-2024-2199?
Apply the vendor's patch.
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-2024-2199 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2199 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-2199, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-2199.