Double Free in Fedora Project 389-ds-base

CVE-2018-14638

A flaw was found in 389-ds-base before version 1.3.8.4-13. The process ns-slapd crashes in delete_passwdPolicy function when persistent search connections are terminated unexpectedly leading to remote denial of service.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.026 (84.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-14638?
CVE-2018-14638 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fedora Project 389-ds-base, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-09-14.
How severe is CVE-2018-14638?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.