CVE-2026-11610CWE-122

389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: heap buffer overflow in sasl_io_recv() via padded sasl unbind

High · published July 7, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
40.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A heap buffer overflow flaw was found in the SASL I/O layer of 389 Directory Server

(389-ds-base). After a successful SASL bind with integrity protection (SSF > 0),

an authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted oversized LDAP UNBIND packet

that is copied into a 512-byte heap receive buffer without a bounds check in

sasl_io_recv() in sasl_io.c. This allows up to approximately 2 megabytes of

attacker-controlled data to overflow the buffer, causing a denial of service (server

crash). In FreeIPA and Red Hat Identity Management deployments, any domain user with

a valid Kerberos ticket, any enrolled host, or any service account can trigger this

vulnerability over the network after authenticating via GSSAPI.

The vulnerable code path has existed since approximately 2013 (389-ds-base 1.3.2) and

was not addressed by the CVE-2025-14905 fix, which patched a separate heap overflow

in schema.c only.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00486 · 40.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Published
2026-07-07T09:17Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 JUL 09:17Z
    389-ds-base: 389-ds-base: heap buffer overflow in sasl_io_recv() via padded sasl unbind
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