vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2018-10871: 389-ds-base -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Jul 18, 2018 | Feb 19, 2019 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jul 18, 2018
Added
Feb 19, 2019
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
389-ds-base before versions 1.3.8.5, 1.4.0.12 is vulnerable to a Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. By default, when the Replica and/or retroChangeLog plugins are enabled, 389-ds-base stores passwords in plaintext format in their respective changelog files. An attacker with sufficiently high privileges, such as root or Directory Manager, can query these files in order to retrieve plaintext passwords.
Solution
debian-upgrade-389-ds-base
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