Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old OpenLDAP denial-of-service issue. A remote attacker could crash the LDAP daemon by sending BIND requests with overly long authcid names. The business impact is service outage for systems that depend on vulnerable OpenLDAP authentication or directory services. Exposure is most likely where legacy OpenLDAP versions before 2.3.29 remain reachable by untrusted networks or internal users. Modern supported distributions are unlikely to be exposed unless carrying very old packages or unmanaged builds. Prioritize remediation if LDAP is still internet-facing, business-critical, or used by legacy authentication paths. Otherwise, handle through legacy-system hygiene and routine patch verification. Mitigation focus: Upgrade OpenLDAP to 2.3.29 or later where applicable.; Apply fixed OpenLDAP packages from the relevant operating system vendor.; Restrict LDAP service exposure to trusted networks and required clients..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-820CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- openldap-bind-dos(30076)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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