Denis Andzakovic discovered that OpenLDAP, a free implementation of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, does not properly handle BER data. An unauthenticated remote attacker can use this flaw to cause a denial of service (slapd daemon crash) via a specially crafted packet.

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3356-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso
September 12, 2015                    https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : openldap
CVE ID         : CVE-2015-6908
Debian Bug     : 798622

Denis Andzakovic discovered that OpenLDAP, a free implementation of the
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, does not properly handle BER
data. An unauthenticated remote attacker can use this flaw to cause a
denial of service (slapd daemon crash) via a specially crafted packet.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed
in version 2.4.31-2+deb7u1.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.4.40+dfsg-1+deb8u1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.4.42+dfsg-2.

We recommend that you upgrade your openldap packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

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