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CVE-2021-3652

Published: Apr 18, 2022Updated: Nov 3, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-287
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.4%
Top 29.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

A flaw was found in 389-ds-base. If an asterisk is imported as password hashes, either accidentally or maliciously, then instead of being inactive, any password will successfully match during authentication. This flaw allows an attacker to successfully authenticate as a user whose password was disabled.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-287NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Astra Linux Special EditionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Astra Linux Common EditionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
port389
commercialaka 389-ds-base
389-ds-baseOn-prem
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
АО «НППКТ»
commercial·RU
ОСОН ОСнова ОnyxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Fedora Project
oss-project·USaka fedora
389 Directory ServerOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1982782
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://github.com/389ds/389-ds-base/issues/4817
github.com
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00026.html
lists.debian.org
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