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CVE-2025-2487

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

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 48th percentile. Fixed versions are out.

CVSS 3.14.9MediumEPSS percentile48th0.6% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFix5 products3 fixed builds listed below

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, BDU

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  • Red Hat Directory Server 12.4 EUS for RHEL 9Fixed builds9040020250325181857.1674d574Stated by: CVE record
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed builds0:2.5.2-9.el9_5Stated by: CVE record
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update SupportFixed builds0:2.4.5-14.el9_4Stated by: CVE record
  • Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Debian GNU/LinuxAffected: 11Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
  • ООО «Ред Софт» РЕД ОСAffected: 7.3Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU

Versions as the sources state them. 3 more products have version data. Full version matrix after sign-in

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What it is

From the CVE record

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.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS48th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

0.6% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 48th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

7 events over 469 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. Patch availableworkaround available, record updated
  2. OpenVAS check added
  3. Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped

Affected products

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Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Scored 4.9 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required HighRequires admin or elevated privileges
  • User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
  • Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
  • Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable

Weaknesses

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

Sources

References in the record

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