389-ds Base SASL UNBIND DoS via Remote Authenticated Stalling
CVE-2026-78701 Published on August 25, 2026
389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: cve-2026-11610 incomplete fix may introduce a connection-stall dos
A flaw was found in 389-ds-base. A remote, authenticated attacker could exploit a vulnerability in the Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) UNBIND process. By sending a specially crafted request, the attacker can cause a connection to stall, leading to resource exhaustion and a Denial of Service (DoS) for the server.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-78701 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Timeline
Reported to Red Hat.
Made public.
Weakness Type
What is a Memory Corruption Vulnerability?
The software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can result in corruption of data, a crash, or code execution. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent write operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
CVE-2026-78701 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-78701
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