{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0283","details":"The slapi-nis plug-in before 0.54.2 does not properly reallocate memory when processing user accounts, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a request for a (1) group with a large number of members or (2) user that belongs to a large number of groups.","modified":"2025-07-16T08:11:18.693112Z","published":"2015-03-30T14:59:00Z","withdrawn":"2025-07-18T16:43:08Z","upstream":["CVE-2015-0283"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0283"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0728.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0283"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"slapi-nis","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/slapi-nis@0.55-1?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.55-1"}]}],"versions":["0.54.2-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"slapi-nis","binary_version":"0.55-1"},{"binary_name":"slapi-nis-dbgsym","binary_version":"0.55-1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0283.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"low"}]}