Referenced CVEs:
CVE-2008-2952
Description:
=========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-634-1 August 01, 2008 openldap2.2, openldap2.3 vulnerability CVE-2008-2952 =========================================================== A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Ubuntu 7.04 Ubuntu 7.10 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: slapd 2.2.26-5ubuntu2.8 Ubuntu 7.04: slapd 2.3.30-2ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 7.10: slapd 2.3.35-1ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: slapd 2.4.9-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. Details follow: Cameron Hotchkies discovered that OpenLDAP did not correctly handle certain ASN.1 BER data. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted packet and crash slapd, leading to a denial of service.