Re: OpenLDAP 2.2.4 segfaults (ITS#2901)

[ando@sys-net.it]

> Full_Name: Josh Lothian
> Version: 2.2.4
> OS: RedHat 9
> URL: ftp://ftp.openldap.org/incoming/
> Submission from: (NULL) (160.36.58.165)
>
>
> Using OpenLDAP 2.2.4 and db-4.2.25, compiled with TLS, crypt passwords
> enabled.
>
> performing a search like this on the directory will cause it to
> segfault:
>
> % ldapsearch -H ldaps://host:port/ -b dc=domain,dc=com -W -x
> -D'uid=user,dc=domain,dc=com' '(uid=**)'
>
> I was able to reproduce this with a database with 3000 entries as well
> as an empty database.  Couldn't get any useful GDB output even from the
> non-stripped slapd binary.  Mailers such as Mozilla will cause this sort
> of crash is '*' is entered in the search field to query the LDAP
> directory.
>
> Not a huge issue but though you would like know.

Since you say it's caused by third-party software,
it could be related to encoding differences in the
underlying client library.  Can you provide a stack
backtrace (with symbols, -g compile option) and a
complete log (slapd -1) right before the error?

p.

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Pierangelo Masarati
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