CVE catalog

CVE-2015-6908

openldap: CVE-2015-6908

Severity: Medium
Published: Sep 9, 2015, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 18.82% · Oct 25, 2026

The ber_get_next function in libraries/liblber/io.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.42 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reachable assertion and application crash) via crafted BER data, as demonstrated by an attack against slapd.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	openldap	sid	`2.6.14+dfsg-2`	fixed
Debian	openldap	forky	`2.6.14+dfsg-2`	fixed
Debian	openldap	trixie	`2.6.10+dfsg-1`	fixed
Debian	openldap	bookworm	`2.5.13+dfsg-5`	fixed
Ubuntu	openldap	14.04	`2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	openldap	14.04	`2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	openldap	14.04	`2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu5`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	openldap	14.04	`2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	openldap	14.04	`2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	openldap	14.04	`2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8.2`	fixed
Suse	openldap2	linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp3	`2.4.26-0.62.2`	fixed
Suse	openldap2-client	linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp3	`2.4.26-0.62.2`	fixed
Suse	openldap2	linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp4	`2.4.26-0.62.2`	fixed
Suse	openldap2-client	linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp4	`2.4.26-0.62.2`	fixed
Suse	openldap2-client-openssl1	linux enterprise server 11-security	`2.4.26-0.62.3`	fixed
Suse	openldap2-client	linux enterprise desktop 11 sp3	`2.4.26-0.62.2`	fixed
Suse	openldap2-client	linux enterprise desktop 11 sp4	`2.4.26-0.62.2`	fixed
Suse	openldap2	linux enterprise server 11 sp3	`2.4.26-0.62.2`	fixed
Suse	openldap2-client	linux enterprise server 11 sp3	`2.4.26-0.62.2`	fixed
Suse	openldap2	linux enterprise server 11 sp3-teradata	`2.4.26-0.62.2`	fixed
Suse	openldap2-client	linux enterprise server 11 sp3-teradata	`2.4.26-0.62.2`	fixed
Suse	openldap2	linux enterprise server for sap applications 11 sp3	`2.4.26-0.62.2`	fixed
Suse	openldap2-client	linux enterprise server for sap applications 11 sp3	`2.4.26-0.62.2`	fixed
Suse	openldap2	linux enterprise server 11 sp4	`2.4.26-0.62.2`	fixed
Suse	openldap2-client	linux enterprise server 11 sp4	`2.4.26-0.62.2`	fixed
Suse	openldap2	linux enterprise server for sap applications 11 sp4	`2.4.26-0.62.2`	fixed
Suse	openldap2-client	linux enterprise server for sap applications 11 sp4	`2.4.26-0.62.2`	fixed
Opensuse	openldap2	tumbleweed	`1.2-22.1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	openldap	source	sid	`2.4.42+dfsg-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[798622]
Debian	openldap	source	forky	`2.4.42+dfsg-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[798622]
Debian	openldap	source	trixie	`2.4.42+dfsg-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[798622]
Debian	openldap	source	bookworm	`2.4.42+dfsg-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[798622]
Ubuntu	openldap	deb	14.04	`2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8.2`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2015-6908	Not reported
Suse	openldap2	rpm	linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp3	`2.4.26-0.62.2`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2016:0090-1	Not reported
Suse	openldap2-client	rpm	linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp3	`2.4.26-0.62.2`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2016:0090-1	Not reported
Suse	openldap2	rpm	linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp4	`2.4.26-0.62.2`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2016:0090-1	Not reported
Suse	openldap2-client	rpm	linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp4	`2.4.26-0.62.2`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2016:0090-1	Not reported
Suse	openldap2-client-openssl1	rpm	linux enterprise server 11-security	`2.4.26-0.62.3`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2016:0090-1	Not reported
Suse	openldap2-client	rpm	linux enterprise desktop 11 sp3	`2.4.26-0.62.2`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2016:0090-1	Not reported
Suse	openldap2-client	rpm	linux enterprise desktop 11 sp4	`2.4.26-0.62.2`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2016:0090-1	Not reported
Suse	openldap2	rpm	linux enterprise server 11 sp3	`2.4.26-0.62.2`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2016:0090-1	Not reported
Suse	openldap2-client	rpm	linux enterprise server 11 sp3	`2.4.26-0.62.2`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2016:0090-1	Not reported
Suse	openldap2	rpm	linux enterprise server 11 sp3-teradata	`2.4.26-0.62.2`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2016:0090-1	Not reported
Suse	openldap2-client	rpm	linux enterprise server 11 sp3-teradata	`2.4.26-0.62.2`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2016:0090-1	Not reported
Suse	openldap2	rpm	linux enterprise server for sap applications 11 sp3	`2.4.26-0.62.2`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2016:0090-1	Not reported
Suse	openldap2-client	rpm	linux enterprise server for sap applications 11 sp3	`2.4.26-0.62.2`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2016:0090-1	Not reported
Suse	openldap2	rpm	linux enterprise server 11 sp4	`2.4.26-0.62.2`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2016:0090-1	Not reported
Suse	openldap2-client	rpm	linux enterprise server 11 sp4	`2.4.26-0.62.2`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2016:0090-1	Not reported
Suse	openldap2	rpm	linux enterprise server for sap applications 11 sp4	`2.4.26-0.62.2`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2016:0090-1	Not reported
Suse	openldap2-client	rpm	linux enterprise server for sap applications 11 sp4	`2.4.26-0.62.2`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2016:0090-1	Not reported
Opensuse	openldap2	rpm	tumbleweed	`1.2-22.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10012-1	Not reported

[Debian bug #798622]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[libldap2]Unknown
Source package: [openldap2]
Details (1)
- 2.6.13-1.6 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 1.2-22.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · openldap2 · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libldap2-32bit]Unknown
Source package: [openldap2]
Details (1)
- 2.6.13-1.6 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 1.2-22.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · openldap2 · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libldap-data]Unknown
Source package: [openldap2]
Details (1)
- 2.6.13-1.6 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 1.2-22.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · openldap2 · opensuse · tumbleweed
[openldap2-back-meta]Unknown
Source package: [openldap2]
Details (1)
- 2.6.13-1.6 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 1.2-22.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · openldap2 · opensuse · tumbleweed
[openldap2-back-perl]Unknown
Source package: [openldap2]
Details (1)
- 2.6.13-1.6 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 1.2-22.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · openldap2 · opensuse · tumbleweed
[openldap2-back-sock]Unknown
Source package: [openldap2]
Details (1)
- 2.6.13-1.6 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 1.2-22.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · openldap2 · opensuse · tumbleweed
[openldap2-back-sql]Unknown
Source package: [openldap2]
Details (1)
- 2.6.13-1.6 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 1.2-22.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · openldap2 · opensuse · tumbleweed
[openldap2-client]Unknown
Source package: [openldap2]
Details (1)
- 2.6.13-1.6 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 1.2-22.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · openldap2 · opensuse · tumbleweed
[openldap2-contrib]Unknown
Source package: [openldap2]
Details (1)
- 2.6.13-1.6 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 1.2-22.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · openldap2 · opensuse · tumbleweed
[openldap2-devel]Unknown
Source package: [openldap2]
Details (1)
- 2.6.13-1.6 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 1.2-22.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · openldap2 · opensuse · tumbleweed
[openldap2-devel-32bit]Unknown
Source package: [openldap2]
Details (1)
- 2.6.13-1.6 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 1.2-22.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · openldap2 · opensuse · tumbleweed
[openldap2-devel-static]Unknown
Source package: [openldap2]
Details (1)
- 2.6.13-1.6 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 1.2-22.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · openldap2 · opensuse · tumbleweed
[openldap2-doc]Unknown
Source package: [openldap2]
Details (1)
- 2.6.13-1.6 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 1.2-22.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · openldap2 · opensuse · tumbleweed

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[ldap-utils]Fixed
Source package: [openldap]
Details (2)
- 2.5.13+dfsg-5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.42+dfsg-2
  dsa · openldap · debian · bookworm; dsa · openldap · debian · 12
- 2.5.13+dfsg-5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.42+dfsg-2
  dsa · openldap · debian · bookworm; dsa · openldap · debian · 12
[libldap-2.5-0]Fixed
Source package: [openldap]
Details (2)
- 2.5.13+dfsg-5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.42+dfsg-2
  dsa · openldap · debian · bookworm; dsa · openldap · debian · 12
- 2.5.13+dfsg-5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.42+dfsg-2
  dsa · openldap · debian · bookworm; dsa · openldap · debian · 12
[libldap2-dev]Fixed
Source package: [openldap]
Details (2)
- 2.5.13+dfsg-5 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.42+dfsg-2
  dsa · openldap · debian · bookworm; dsa · openldap · debian · 12
- 2.5.13+dfsg-5 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.42+dfsg-2
  dsa · openldap · debian · bookworm; dsa · openldap · debian · 12
[libldap-common]Fixed
Source package: [openldap]
Details (2)
- 2.5.13+dfsg-5 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.42+dfsg-2
  dsa · openldap · debian · bookworm; dsa · openldap · debian · 12
- 2.5.13+dfsg-5 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.42+dfsg-2
  dsa · openldap · debian · bookworm; dsa · openldap · debian · 12
[libldap-dev]Fixed
Source package: [openldap]
Details (2)
- 2.5.13+dfsg-5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.42+dfsg-2
  dsa · openldap · debian · bookworm; dsa · openldap · debian · 12
- 2.5.13+dfsg-5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.42+dfsg-2
  dsa · openldap · debian · bookworm; dsa · openldap · debian · 12
[slapd]Fixed
Source package: [openldap]
Details (2)
- 2.5.13+dfsg-5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.42+dfsg-2
  dsa · openldap · debian · bookworm; dsa · openldap · debian · 12
- 2.5.13+dfsg-5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.42+dfsg-2
  dsa · openldap · debian · bookworm; dsa · openldap · debian · 12
[slapd-contrib]Fixed
Source package: [openldap]
Details (2)
- 2.5.13+dfsg-5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.42+dfsg-2
  dsa · openldap · debian · bookworm; dsa · openldap · debian · 12
- 2.5.13+dfsg-5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.42+dfsg-2
  dsa · openldap · debian · bookworm; dsa · openldap · debian · 12

Next results

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:16:09 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]