What is CVE-2018-14648?

CVE-2018-14648 is a high-severity vulnerability in [Unknown] 389-Ds-Base:, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-09-28.

How severe is CVE-2018-14648?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in [Unknown] 389-Ds-Base:

CVE-2018-14648

A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. A specially crafted search query could lead to excessive CPU consumption in the do_search() function. An unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to provoke a denial of service.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

Published 2018-09-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.062 (93.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.063 · newest: 0.062 · change: -0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00015.html (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3507 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3127 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-14648?: CVE-2018-14648 is a high-severity vulnerability in [Unknown] 389-Ds-Base:, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-09-28.
How severe is CVE-2018-14648?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.