A flaw was found in 389-ds-base. (CVE-2026-78701)
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.
A flaw was found in 389-ds-base. (CVE-2026-78701)
Description
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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-xmh3-2gr9-2rwp
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-78701"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
Threat ID: 6a8d9addacd9273b493e153e
Added to database: 08/25/2026, 13:38:37 UTC
Last updated: 08/26/2026, 02:51:59 UTC
Views: 3
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