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TI-2015-05762 Aliases CVE-2015-6908GHSA-436x-9fhf-jq78

The ber_get_next function in libraries/liblber/io.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.42 and earlier allows…

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 19 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.18823 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 19 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.4.42Vulnerableopenldap
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 10.11.1VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.4.42 Vulnerable ·openldap
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.11.1 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2015:1840 Released 2015-09-29 · Red Hat rating Important
    openldap security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) compat-openldap-2.3.43_2.2.29-29.el5_11, compat-openldap-2.3.43_2.2.29-29.el5_11.i386, compat-openldap-2.3.43_2.2.29-29.el5_11.ia64 +25
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) openldap-2.4.39-7.el7_1, openldap-clients-2.4.39-7.el7_1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) openldap-devel-2.4.39-7.el7_1, openldap-servers-2.4.39-7.el7_1, openldap-servers-sql-2.4.39-7.el7_1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) openldap-2.4.39-7.el7_1, openldap-clients-2.4.39-7.el7_1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) openldap-devel-2.4.39-7.el7_1, openldap-servers-2.4.39-7.el7_1, openldap-servers-sql-2.4.39-7.el7_1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) compat-openldap-2.3.43_2.2.29-29.el5_11, compat-openldap-2.3.43_2.2.29-29.el5_11.i386, openldap-2.3.43-29.el5_11 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) openldap-2.4.40-6.el6_7, openldap-clients-2.4.40-6.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) openldap-devel-2.4.40-6.el6_7, openldap-servers-2.4.40-6.el6_7, openldap-servers-sql-2.4.40-6.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) openldap-2.3.43-29.el5_11, openldap-devel-2.3.43-29.el5_11, openldap-devel-2.3.43-29.el5_11.i386 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) openldap-2.4.40-6.el6_7, openldap-clients-2.4.40-6.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) openldap-devel-2.4.40-6.el6_7, openldap-servers-2.4.40-6.el6_7, openldap-servers-sql-2.4.40-6.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) openldap-2.4.40-6.el6_7, openldap-2.4.40-6.el6_7.ppc, openldap-clients-2.4.40-6.el6_7 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) openldap-2.4.39-7.ael7b_1, openldap-2.4.39-7.el7_1, openldap-2.4.39-7.el7_1.ppc +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) openldap-servers-sql-2.4.40-6.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) openldap-servers-sql-2.4.39-7.ael7b_1, openldap-servers-sql-2.4.39-7.el7_1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) openldap-2.4.40-6.el6_7, openldap-clients-2.4.40-6.el6_7, openldap-devel-2.4.40-6.el6_7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) openldap-2.4.39-7.el7_1, openldap-clients-2.4.39-7.el7_1, openldap-devel-2.4.39-7.el7_1 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) openldap-servers-sql-2.4.40-6.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) openldap-servers-sql-2.4.39-7.el7_1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2015:1840
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1840
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1840
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1840
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1840
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2015:1840
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1840
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1840
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2015:1840
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1840
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1840
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1840
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1840
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1840
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1840
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1840
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1840
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1840
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1840

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-6908
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-436x-9fhf-jq78

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 9

Other 5

Sources

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