7.2High

CVE-2025-14905389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: remote code execution and denial of service via heap buffer overflow

Red Hat Red Hat Directory Server 11.5 E4S for RHEL 8; Red Hat Red Hat Directory Server 11.7 E4S for RHEL 8; Red Hat Red Hat Directory Server 11.9 for RHEL 8; R… Published: (8 months ago)

Description

A flaw was found in the 389-ds-base server. A heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the `schema_attr_enum_callback` function within the `schema.c` file. This occurs because the code incorrectly calculates the buffer size by summing alias string lengths without accounting for additional formatting characters. When a large number of aliases are processed, this oversight can lead to a heap overflow, potentially allowing a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) or achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE).

Weakness (CWE): CWE-122

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductVersions
directory server 11.9 —
directory server 13.1 —
directory server e4s 11.5 —
directory server e4s 11.7 —
directory server e4s 12.2 —
directory server eus 12.4 —
enterprise linux 8 —
enterprise linux 9 —
Red Hat Red Hat Directory Server 11.5 E4S for RHEL 8 all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Directory Server 11.7 E4S for RHEL 8 all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Directory Server 11.9 for RHEL 8 all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Directory Server 12 all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Directory Server 12.2 E4S for RHEL 9 all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Directory Server 12.4 EUS for RHEL 9 all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Directory Server 13 all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Directory Server 13.1 all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support all versions
rhel aus 8.2 —
rhel aus 8.4 —
rhel aus 8.6 —
rhel e4s 8.6 —
rhel e4s 8.8 —
rhel e4s 9.0 —
rhel e4s 9.2 —
rhel eus 9.4 —
rhel eus 9.6 —
rhel eus long life 8.4 —
rhel tus 8.6 —
rhel tus 8.8 —

References and patches