CVE-2021-46823

NameCVE-2021-46823
Descriptionpython-ldap before 3.4.0 is vulnerable to a denial of service when ldap.schema is used for untrusted schema definitions, because of a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) flaw in the LDAP schema parser. By sending crafted regex input, a remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
python-ldap (PTS)bullseye3.2.0-4vulnerable
bookworm3.4.3-2fixed
sid, trixie3.4.4-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
python-ldapsource(unstable)3.4.0-1

Notes

[bullseye] - python-ldap <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[buster] - python-ldap <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[stretch] - python-ldap <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/python-ldap/python-ldap/security/advisories/GHSA-r8wq-qrxc-hmcm

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