CVE - CVE-2012-3429

CVE-ID
CVE-2012-3429	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The dns_to_ldap_dn_escape function in src/ldap_convert.c in bind-dyndb-ldap 1.1.0rc1 and earlier does not properly escape distinguished names (DN) for LDAP queries, which allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service (named service hang) via a "$" character in a DN in a DNS query.
References
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MISC:1027341 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027341 MISC:50086 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/50086 MISC:50159 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/50159 MISC:54787 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54787 MISC:RHSA-2012:1139 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1139.html MISC:[oss-security] 20120802 bind-dyndb-ldap DoS CVE-2012-3429 URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/02/5 MISC:binddyndbldap-dnstoldapdnescape-dos(77391) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77391 MISC:http://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/bind-dyndb-ldap.git/commit/?id=f345805c73c294db42452ae966c48fbc36c48006 URL:http://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/bind-dyndb-ldap.git/commit/?id=f345805c73c294db42452ae966c48fbc36c48006 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=842466 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=842466
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20120614	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20120614)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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