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CVE-2008-0658 json

slapd/back-bdb/modrdn.c in the BDB backend for slapd in OpenLDAP 2.3.39 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (dae…

published 2008-02-13 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-0668

cvss
4.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.1%
EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

slapd/back-bdb/modrdn.c in the BDB backend for slapd in OpenLDAP 2.3.39 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a modrdn operation with a NOOP (LDAP_X_NO_OPERATION) control, a related issue to CVE-2007-6698.

Patch / fix

  • openldap RHEL 4 2.2.13-8.el4_6.4
  • openldap RHEL 5 2.3.27-8.el5_1.3
  • compat-openldap RHEL 4 2.1.30-8.el4_6.4
  • compat-openldap RHEL 5 2.3.27_2.2.29-8.el5_1.3
  • openldap-clients RHEL 4 2.2.13-8.el4_6.4
  • openldap-clients RHEL 5 2.3.27-8.el5_1.3
  • openldap-servers RHEL 4 2.2.13-8.el4_6.4
  • openldap-servers RHEL 5 2.3.27-8.el5_1.3

red hat advisories RHSA-2008:0110

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-2008-0658 updated

openldap: slapd crash on modrdn operation with NOOP control on entry in bdb storage

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) openldap 2.3.27-8.el5_1.3, openldap-clients 2.3.27-8.el5_1.3, openldap-servers 2.3.27-8.el5_1.3, openldap-servers-sql 2.3.27-8.el5_1.3, compat-openldap 2.3.27_2.2.29-8.el5_1.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 openldap 2.2.13-8.el4_6.4, compat-openldap 2.1.30-8.el4_6.4, openldap-clients 2.2.13-8.el4_6.4, openldap-servers 2.2.13-8.el4_6.4, openldap-servers-sql 2.2.13-8.el4_6.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) openldap 2.3.27-8.el5_1.3, openldap-clients 2.3.27-8.el5_1.3, openldap-servers 2.3.27-8.el5_1.3, openldap-servers-sql 2.3.27-8.el5_1.3, compat-openldap 2.3.27_2.2.29-8.el5_1.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 openldap 2.2.13-8.el4_6.4, compat-openldap 2.1.30-8.el4_6.4, openldap-clients 2.2.13-8.el4_6.4, openldap-servers 2.2.13-8.el4_6.4, openldap-servers-sql 2.2.13-8.el4_6.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) openldap 2.3.27-8.el5_1.3, openldap-clients 2.3.27-8.el5_1.3, openldap-servers 2.3.27-8.el5_1.3, openldap-servers-sql 2.3.27-8.el5_1.3, compat-openldap 2.3.27_2.2.29-8.el5_1.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 openldap 2.2.13-8.el4_6.4, compat-openldap 2.1.30-8.el4_6.4, openldap-clients 2.2.13-8.el4_6.4, openldap-servers 2.2.13-8.el4_6.4, openldap-servers-sql 2.2.13-8.el4_6.4
    +1 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 openldap 2.2.13-8.el4_6.4, compat-openldap 2.1.30-8.el4_6.4, openldap-clients 2.2.13-8.el4_6.4, openldap-servers 2.2.13-8.el4_6.4, openldap-servers-sql 2.2.13-8.el4_6.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0110

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Exploit prediction

3.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • openldap.org http://www.openldap.org/devel/cvsweb.cgi/servers/slapd/back-bdb/modrdn.c.diff?r1=1.197&r2=1.198&f=h referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors

References

Sources

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