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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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-2134 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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T19:26:08.509Z

Reserved: 2012-04-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-2134

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-02-26T15:55:08.877

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2012-2134

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2012-04-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-2134 - Bugzilla

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