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389 Directory Server SASL integer overflow bypasses size limit and triggers heap buffer overflow

Last refreshed2026-09-30

Status: NEW  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2026-11774

Key Details

CVECVE-2026-11774
CVSS Score / Version7.6 (High) / CVSS v3.1
Updated2026-07-15
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
CVSS Proseattack vector is network; attack complexity is low; privileges required is low; user interaction is none; scope is unchanged; confidentiality impact is low; integrity impact is low; availability impact is high.
Classified asCWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound)

What to Know

An integer overflow flaw was found in the SASL I/O layer of 389 Directory Server (389-ds-base). In sasl_io_start_packet(), adding sizeof(uint32_t) to a crafted SASL packet length prefix of 0xFFFFFFFC causes unsigned wraparound to zero, bypassing the nsslapd-maxsasliosize limit and leading to a heap buffer overflow of up to approximately 2 megabytes of attacker-controlled data. After a successful SASL bind with integrity protection (SSF > 0), a remote attacker can cause a Denial of Service (DoS) or achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE). In FreeIPA and Red Hat Identity Management deployments, any domain user with a valid Kerberos ticket, enrolled host, or service account can trigger this vulnerability over the network. This flaw is independent of CVE-2025-14905, which patched schema.c only and did not modify sasl_io.c. (NVD)

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-11774
CVEhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-11774