What is CVE-2012-0833?

CVE-2012-0833 is a vulnerability in Fedoraproject 389 Directory Server, classified under CWE-264. Published 2012-07-03.

Is CVE-2012-0833 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Fedoraproject 389 Directory Server

CVE-2012-0833

The acllas__handle_group_entry function in servers/plugins/acl/acllas.c in 389 Directory Server before 1.2.10 does not properly handled access control instructions (ACIs) that use certificate groups, which allows remote authenticated LDAP users with a certificate group to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) by binding to the server.

EPSS: 0.009 (56.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Fedoraproject 389_directory_server — versions 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-0833?: CVE-2012-0833 is a vulnerability in Fedoraproject 389 Directory Server, classified under CWE-264. Published 2012-07-03.
Is CVE-2012-0833 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.