CVE-2026-9064
389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: unbounded ldap controls count in get_ldapmessage_controls_ext() causes cpu and heap amplification (remote dos)
CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.1%
EPSS Percentile
24th
A flaw was found in 389-ds-base. The get_ldapmessage_controls_ext() function in the LDAP server does not enforce an upper bound on the number of controls per LDAP message. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted LDAP request containing hundreds of thousands of minimal controls within the default maximum BER message size (2 MB), causing excessive CPU consumption and heap allocation on the server. Under concurrent exploitation, this leads to significant latency degradation, worker thread starvation, or out-of-memory termination, resulting in a denial of service.
| CWE | CWE-770 |
| Vendor | red hat |
| Product | red hat directory server 11 |
| Published | May 20, 2026 |
| Last Updated | May 20, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Affected Versions
Red Hat / Red Hat Directory Server 11
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Directory Server 12
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Directory Server 13
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
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Credits
Red Hat would like to thank Oleh Konko (1seal.org) for reporting this issue.