389-ds-base: remote Denial of Service (DoS) via search filters in SetUnicodeStringFromUTF_8 in collate.c
Published Mar 7, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.56%
Description
An out-of-bounds memory read flaw was found in the way 389-ds-base handled certain LDAP search filters, affecting all versions including 1.4.x. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could potentially use this flaw to make ns-slapd crash via a specially crafted LDAP request, thus resulting in denial of service.
Affected products
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- Version all versions including upstream 1.4.xStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat, Inc. | 389-DS-Base | n/a |
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Configuration 1
- ≤ 1.4.0.6
Configuration 2
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 7.4
- 6.0
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
389-ds-base-0:1.2.11.15-94.el6_9
Fixed · RHSA-2018:0515
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
389-ds-base-0:1.3.6.1-28.el7_4
Fixed · RHSA-2018:0414
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
389-ds-base
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | 389-ds-base-0:1.2.11.15-94.el6_9 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:0515 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | 389-ds-base-0:1.3.6.1-28.el7_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:0414 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | 389-ds-base | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (28 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.56% (0.04560) | 91.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.82% (0.04817) | 90.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 22, 2026 | 14.72% (0.14722) | 94.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 15, 2026 | 11.77% (0.11775) | 93.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 9.63% (0.09626) | 92.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 8, 2025 | 3.98% (0.03982) | 87.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 6.85% (0.06851) | 90.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 15.65% (0.15651) | 94.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 4, 2025 | 6.85% (0.06851) | 90.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 19, 2025 | 8.51% (0.08507) | 91.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 18.90% (0.18904) | 94.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 34.36% (0.34358) | 95.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 18.90% (0.18904) | 94.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.74% (0.00744) | 81.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 11, 2024 | 0.74% (0.00744) | 80.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 7, 2023 | 0.74% (0.00744) | 78.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 0.77% (0.00774) | 78.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 1.15% (0.01151) | 82.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 5, 2023 | 1.26% (0.01255) | 83.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.27% (0.01274) | 83.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.26% (0.02262) | 50.78th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.26% (0.02262) | 50.28th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 2.26% (0.02262) | 77.65th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.26% (0.02262) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103228 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0414 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0515 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1054 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1537314 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00018.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1054
- https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/issue/49545 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1054
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103228 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0414 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0515 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1054 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1537314 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00018.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1054 | ||
| https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/issue/49545 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1054 |
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