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high 7.5

CVE-2018-14624 json

A vulnerability was discovered in 389-ds-base through versions 1.3.7.10, 1.3.8.8 and 1.4.0.16.

published 2018-09-06 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-6530

cvss
7.5
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.4%
EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability was discovered in 389-ds-base through versions 1.3.7.10, 1.3.8.8 and 1.4.0.16. The lock controlling the error log was not correctly used when re-opening the log file in log__error_emergency(). An attacker could send a flood of modifications to a very large DN, which would cause slapd to crash.

Patch / fix

  • 389-ds-base Debian 13, Debian 12 1.4.0.18-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14624

  • 389-ds-base RHEL 7 1.3.7.5-28.el7_5
  • 389-ds-base-libs RHEL 7 1.3.7.5-28.el7_5
  • 389-ds-base-snmp RHEL 7 1.3.7.5-28.el7_5

red hat advisories RHSA-2018:2757

  • 389-ds SLE Module for Server Applications 15 SP1, SLE Module for Server Applications 15 1.4.0.3-4.7.52

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2019:1207-2SUSE-SU-2019:1207-1

  • 389-ds openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.0.10~git0.21dd2802c-1.1
  • 389-ds openSUSE Leap 15.0 1.4.0.3-lp150.3.3.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10593-1openSUSE-SU-2019:1397-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2018-14624 updated cvss 7.5

389-ds-base: Server crash through modify command with large DN

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 389-ds-base, 389-ds-base-libs
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) 389-ds-base 1.3.7.5-28.el7_5, 389-ds-base-libs 1.3.7.5-28.el7_5, 389-ds-base-snmp 1.3.7.5-28.el7_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) 389-ds-base 1.3.7.5-28.el7_5, 389-ds-base-libs 1.3.7.5-28.el7_5, 389-ds-base-snmp 1.3.7.5-28.el7_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) 389-ds-base 1.3.7.5-28.el7_5, 389-ds-base-libs 1.3.7.5-28.el7_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) 389-ds-base 1.3.7.5-28.el7_5, 389-ds-base-libs 1.3.7.5-28.el7_5, 389-ds-base-snmp 1.3.7.5-28.el7_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) 389-ds-base 1.3.7.5-28.el7_5, 389-ds-base-libs 1.3.7.5-28.el7_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) 389-ds-base 1.3.7.5-28.el7_5, 389-ds-base-libs 1.3.7.5-28.el7_5, 389-ds-base-snmp 1.3.7.5-28.el7_5
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) 389-ds-base 1.3.7.5-28.el7_5, 389-ds-base-libs 1.3.7.5-28.el7_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) 389-ds-base-snmp 1.3.7.5-28.el7_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2757
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 389-ds-base, cockpit-389-ds, python3-lib389, 389-ds-base-libs, 389-ds-base-snmp, 389-ds-base-legacy-tools
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

2.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14624 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • pagure.io https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/issue/49937 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 3.0 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • [UNKNOWN] 389-ds-base

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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