Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 26, 2014· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-2134
CVE-2012-2134
Description
The handle_connection_error function in ldap_helper.c in bind-dyndb-ldap before 1.1.0rc1 does not properly handle LDAP query errors, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and named server hang) via a non-alphabet character in the base DN in an LDAP search DNS query.
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Affected products
10cpe:2.3:a:martin_nagy:bind-dyndb-ldap:0.1.0:a1:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 8 more
- cpe:2.3:a:martin_nagy:bind-dyndb-ldap:0.1.0:a1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:martin_nagy:bind-dyndb-ldap:0.1.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:martin_nagy:bind-dyndb-ldap:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:martin_nagy:bind-dyndb-ldap:1.0.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:martin_nagy:bind-dyndb-ldap:1.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:martin_nagy:bind-dyndb-ldap:1.1.0:a1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:martin_nagy:bind-dyndb-ldap:1.1.0:a2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:martin_nagy:bind-dyndb-ldap:1.1.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:martin_nagy:bind-dyndb-ldap:*:b2:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.1.0
- Range: <1.1.0rc1
Patches
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References
7- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0683.htmlnvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/48901nvdVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/24/15nvd
- www.osvdb.org/81619nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/bind-dyndb-ldap.git/tree/NEWSnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/freeipa-users/2012-April/msg00144.htmlnvd
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