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CVE-2026-22185

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Description

OpenLDAP Lightning Memory-Mapped Database (LMDB) versions 0.9.14 before 0.9.34, prior to commit 8e1fda8, contain a heap buffer underflow in the readline() function of mdb_load. When processing malformed input containing an embedded NUL byte, an unsigned offset calculation can underflow and cause an out-of-bounds read of one byte before the allocated heap buffer. This can cause mdb_load to crash, leading to a limited denial-of-service condition.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
4.6 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-01-07 21:16:01.733000
Last modified
2026-10-29 21:17:22.293000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-22185",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-01-07T21:16:01.733",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-29T21:17:22.293",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
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      "value": "OpenLDAP Lightning Memory-Mapped Database (LMDB) versions 0.9.14 before 0.9.34, prior to commit 8e1fda8, contain a heap buffer underflow in the readline() function of mdb_load. When processing malformed input containing an embedded NUL byte, an unsigned offset calculation can underflow and cause an out-of-bounds read of one byte before the allocated heap buffer. This can cause mdb_load to crash, leading to a limited denial-of-service condition."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Las versiones de OpenLDAP Lightning Memory-Mapped Database (LMDB) hasta la 0.9.14 inclusive, anteriores al commit 8e1fda8, contienen un desbordamiento negativo de búfer de pila en la función readline() de mdb_load. Al procesar una entrada malformada que contiene un byte NUL incrustado, un cálculo de desplazamiento sin signo puede sufrir un desbordamiento negativo y causar una lectura fuera de límites de un byte antes del búfer de pila asignado. Esto puede causar que mdb_load falle, lo que lleva a una condición de denegación de servicio limitada."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
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      "affectedData": [
        {
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          "product": "OpenLDAP",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
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          "modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED",
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          "modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED",
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  "weaknesses": [
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          "value": "CWE-125"
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  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://bugs.openldap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10421",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2026/Jan/5",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2026/Jan/8",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.openldap.org/",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openldap-lmdb-mdb-load-heap-buffer-underflow-in-readline",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
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}