Description
nss-pam-ldapd before 0.7.18 and 0.8.x before 0.8.11 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by performing a name lookup on an application with a large number of open file descriptors, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow related to incorrect use of the FD_SET macro.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | nss-pam-ldapd | 0.8.10-3 | — |
| Debian 13 | nss-pam-ldapd | 0.8.10-3 | — |
| Debian 12 | nss-pam-ldapd | 0.8.10-3 | — |
| Debian 6.0 | nss-pam-ldapd | 0.7.15+squeeze3 | DSA-2628-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | nss-pam-ldapd | 0.7.5-18.1.el6_4 | RHSA-2013:0590 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2013:0590 Red Hat Security Advisory: nss-pam-ldapd security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-2628-1 nss-pam-ldapd - buffer overflow Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-0288
- RHSA-2013:0590 vendor-advisory
- 58007 vdb-entry
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=690319
- DSA-2628 vendor-advisory
- http://arthurdejong.org/git/nss-pam-ldapd/commit/?id=7867b93f9a7c76b96f1571cddc1de0811134bb81
- [oss-security] 20130218 CVE-2013-0288 nss-pam-ldapd: FD_SET array index error, leading to stack-based buffer overflow mailing-list
- FEDORA-2013-2754 vendor-advisory
- 52212 third-party-advisory
- http://arthurdejong.org/git/nss-pam-ldapd/commit/?id=f266f05f20afe73e89c3946a7bd60bd7c5948e1b
- 52242 third-party-advisory
- http://arthurdejong.org/git/nss-pam-ldapd/commit/?id=abf03bc54032beeff95b1b8634cc005137e11f32
- MDVSA-2013:106 vendor-advisory
- [nss-pam-ldapd-announce] 20130218 nss-pam-ldapd security advisory (CVE-2013-0288) mailing-list
- nsspamldapd-fdsetsize-bo(82175) vdb-entry
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0071
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0522 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0524 vendor-advisory