389-ds-base: Mishandled search requests in servers/slapd/search.c:do_search() allows for denial of service
Published Sep 28, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 6.29%
Description
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.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product 389-DS-Base: Defaultn/a
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | 389-DS-Base: | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- < 1.4.0.17
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
389-ds-base-0:1.3.8.4-15.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3127
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 Extended Update Support
389-ds-base-0:1.3.7.5-29.el7_5
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3507
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
389-ds-base
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
389-ds-base
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | 389-ds-base-0:1.3.8.4-15.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3127 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 Extended Update Support | 389-ds-base-0:1.3.7.5-29.el7_5 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3507 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | 389-ds-base | Will not fix | n/a |
| 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:C
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 (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.29% (0.06290) | 93.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.24% (0.06238) | 92.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 13, 2026 | 7.50% (0.07503) | 91.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 11, 2026 | 4.25% (0.04251) | 88.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 10.70% (0.10699) | 92.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 12.22% (0.12221) | 89.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 10.70% (0.10699) | 92.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.65% (0.03651) | 92.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 3.65% (0.03651) | 91.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 17, 2024 | 4.97% (0.04972) | 92.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 19, 2024 | 6.87% (0.06873) | 93.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 22, 2023 | 9.41% (0.09412) | 94.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 12.94% (0.12943) | 94.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.29% (0.01294) | 30.79th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.29% (0.01294) | 30.15th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.29% (0.01294) | 69.02th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.29% (0.01294) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3127 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3507 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14648 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1630668 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14648 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00015.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14648
- https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/issue/49969
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14648
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3127 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3507 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14648 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1630668 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14648 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00015.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14648 | ||
| https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/issue/49969 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14648 |
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