CVE-2026-103885

Apache Directory LDAP API: Denial of service via crafted telephone number values

State
Published
Severity
7.5 High
Published
Oct 2, 2026
Updated
Oct 8, 2026
Reserved
Oct 1, 2026

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Description

Asymmetric Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache Directory LDAP API.

A LDAP server using the LDAP API (like Apache DS) may consume 100% of a CPU core indefinitely when processing some badly crafted Telephone Numbers.

This issue affects Apache Directory LDAP API: from 2.1.0 before 2.1.9.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.9, which fixes the issue.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.17.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HCISA-ADP

Weaknesses

  • CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Apache Directory LDAP APIApache Software Foundation
  • 2.1.0 to before 2.1.9Affected

References

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