FKIE_CVE-2015-6908
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-09-11 16:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:31
Severity
Summary
The ber_get_next function in libraries/liblber/io.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.42 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reachable assertion and application crash) via crafted BER data, as demonstrated by an attack against slapd.
References
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