CVE-2026-103885 (GCVE-0-2026-103885)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-10-02 10:09
Modified
2026-10-08 13:06
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Summary
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.
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Apache Software Foundation Apache Directory LDAP API Version: 2.1.0   ≤
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