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CVE-2024-5953

389-ds-base: malformed userpassword hash may cause denial of service

Severity Score

5.7
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

A denial of service vulnerability was found in the 389-ds-base LDAP server. This issue may allow an authenticated user to cause a server denial of service while attempting to log in with a user with a malformed hash in their password.

Se encontró una vulnerabilidad de denegación de servicio en el servidor LDAP 389-ds-base. Este problema puede permitir que un usuario autenticado provoque una denegación de servicio del servidor al intentar iniciar sesión con un usuario con un hash mal formado en su contraseña.

This update for 389-ds fixes the following issues. Persist extracted key path for ldap_ssl_client_init over repeat invocations Re-enable use of .dsrc basedn for dsidm commands RFE: Use previously extracted key path Update dsidm to prioritize basedn from .dsrc over interactive input UI: Instance fails to load when DB backup directory doesn't exist Improve online import robustness when the server is under load Ensure all slapi_log_err calls end format strings with newline character
RFE: when memberof is enabled, defer updates of members from the update of the group Provide more information in the error message during setup_ol_tls_conn Wrong set of entries returned for some search filters Schema lib389 object is not keeping custom schema data upon editing UI: Fix audit issue with npm - micromatch. Fixed long delay when setting replication agreement with dsconf.

*Credits: This issue was discovered by Têko Mihinto (Red Hat).
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-06-13 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-06-18 CVE Published
  • 2025-04-15 EPSS Updated
  • 2025-07-05 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-1288: Improper Validation of Consistency within Input
CAPEC
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