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OpenLDAP DoS Vulnerability (Feb 2021)

🗓️ 27 Oct 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbHType 
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OpenLDAP DoS Vulnerability (Feb 2021). Assertion failure in slapd via crafted packet leads to daemon exit via short timestamp. OpenLDAP versions 2.4.57 and prior, 2.5.x through 2.5.1alpha affected. Update to 2.4.58, 2.5.4 or late

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CPE = "cpe:/a:openldap:openldap";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.146990");
  script_version("2021-10-27T14:04:00+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2021-10-27 14:04:00 +0000 (Wed, 27 Oct 2021)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-10-27 08:01:39 +0000 (Wed, 27 Oct 2021)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2021-06-29 15:15:00 +0000 (Tue, 29 Jun 2021)");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2021-27212");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version_unreliable");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("OpenLDAP DoS Vulnerability (Feb 2021)");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("Denial of Service");
  script_dependencies("gb_openldap_consolidation.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("openldap/detected");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"OpenLDAP is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"In OpenLDAP an assertion failure in slapd can occur in the
  issuerAndThisUpdateCheck function via a crafted packet, resulting in a denial of service (daemon
  exit) via a short timestamp. This is related to schema_init.c and checkTime.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"OpenLDAP version 2.4.57 and prior and 2.5.x through 2.5.1alpha.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 2.4.58, 2.5.4 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugs.openldap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9454");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if (isnull(port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE)))
  exit(0);

if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE))
  exit(0);

version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];

if (version_is_less(version: version, test_version: "2.4.58")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "2.4.58", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

if (version =~ "^2\.5" && version_is_less(version: version, test_version: "2.5.4")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "2.5.4", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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27 Oct 2021 00:00Current
7.4High risk
Vulners AI Score7.4
CVSS 25
CVSS 3.17.5
EPSS0.64147
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