CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-11793

MediumCVSS 4.9
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.28%

20th percentile - higher than 20% of all known CVEs

Summary

A stack buffer overflow was found in 389 Directory Server in the checkPrefix() function in pw.c. An attacker with Directory Manager privileges can store crafted credentials with an oversized algorithm ID, causing the LDAP server to crash. FORTIFY_SOURCE limits this to denial of service only.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves a privileged attacker being able to remotely crash the LDAP server, leading to disruption of directory services and potential loss of access to resources.

Recommendation

Update 389 Directory Server to the latest version containing the fix. Restrict Directory Manager privileges to trusted administrators only.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A stack buffer overflow flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. The checkPrefix() function in pw.c copies an attacker-controlled algorithm ID into a 256-byte stack buffer without bounds checking when parsing reversible-encrypted attribute values. An attacker with Directory Manager privileges can crash the LDAP server by storing a crafted credential with an oversized algorithm ID. FORTIFY_SOURCE mitigates this to denial of service only.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS