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CVE-2025-2487

389-ds-base: null pointer dereference leads to denial of service

Published: Mar 18, 2025Updated: Jun 30, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-476
4.9MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 57.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

A flaw was found in the 389-ds-base LDAP Server. This issue occurs when issuing a Modify DN LDAP operation through the ldap protocol, when the function return value is not tested and a NULL pointer is dereferenced. If a privileged user performs a ldap MODDN operation after a failed operation, it could lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) or system crash.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-476

Affected Products

Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka Red Hat
Red Hat Directory Server 12.4 EUS for RHEL 9On-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update SupportOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Directory Server 12On-premDatabase
Databases / relational
Red Hat Directory ServerOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
389-ds-baseOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
РЕД ОСOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Astra Linux Special EditionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:3663
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:3670
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:4491
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