7.8

CVE-2018-14648: debian debian_linux Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVSS: 7.8v2.0HighModified
AliasesMGASA-2018-0461RHSA-2018:3127RHSA-2018:3507
Published 28-09-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-14648 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 6.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
6.24%
0%100%
Low · -0.05 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10593-1SUSE-SU-2019:2155-1

Timeline

  1. 28-09-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 5 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

6.24%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

93%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.05 pp

From 6.29% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
6.24%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat6 products
  • enterprise_linuxEOL7.0
  • 389-ds-base< 0:1.3.8.4-15.el7 | < 0:1.3.7.5-29.el7_5
  • 389-ds-base-debuginfo< 0:1.3.8.4-15.el7 | < 0:1.3.7.5-29.el7_5
  • 389-ds-base-devel< 0:1.3.8.4-15.el7 | < 0:1.3.7.5-29.el7_5
  • 389-ds-base-libs< 0:1.3.8.4-15.el7 | < 0:1.3.7.5-29.el7_5
Debian2 products
  • 389-ds-base< 1.4.0.18-1 | < 1.3.3.5-4+deb8u4
  • debian_linuxEOL8.0
[unknown]1 product
  • 389-ds-base:n/a
Fedoraproject1 product
Mageia1 product
  • 389-ds-base< 1.3.5.17-1.7.mga6
Ubuntu1 product
  • 389-ds-baseAll versions (No fix recorded)

6 vendors · 12 products

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