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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2003-1201

ldbm_back_exop_passwd in the back-ldbm backend in passwd.c for OpenLDAP 2.1.12 and earlier, when the slap_passwd_parse function does not return LDAP_SUCCESS, attempts to free an uninitialized pointer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.60%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.60%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

ldbm_back_exop_passwd in the back-ldbm backend in passwd.c for OpenLDAP 2.1.12 and earlier, when the slap_passwd_parse function does not return LDAP_SUCCESS, attempts to free an uninitialized pointer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault).

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
2.60% probability · 84th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-824
Affected
openldap/openldap
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.