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.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64784
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64785
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65119
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-78701
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2523232

Configurations

No configuration.

History

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Information

Published : 2026-08-25 08:18

Updated : 2026-09-08 23:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-78701

Mitre link : CVE-2026-78701

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-78701

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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