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TITLE:
389 Directory Server "acllas__handle_group_entry()" Denial of Service
Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA48035

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RELEASE DATE:
2012-02-16

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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in 389 Directory Server, which can
be exploited by malicious users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the
"acllas__handle_group_entry()" function
(servers/plugins/acl/acllas.c) when handling certain certificate
groups. This can be exploited to trigger an infinite loop and exhaust
CPU via specially created certificate groups.

SOLUTION:
Fixed in the GIT repository.

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PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://fedorahosted.org/389/ticket/162
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=787014

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