CVE-2021-46823
Public on 2022-06-18
Modified on 2024-01-31
Description
python-ldap before 3.4.0 is vulnerable to a denial of service when ldap.schema is used for untrusted schema definitions, because of a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) flaw in the LDAP schema parser. By sending crafted regex input, a remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | python-ldap | No Fix Planned | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | python-ldap | 2024-01-03 | ALAS2-2024-2406 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | python-ldap3 | Pending Fix |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |