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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-4091

An attacker could send a series of search requests, forcing the server to behave unexpectedly, and crash.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.01%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.01%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A double-free was found in the way 389-ds-base handles virtual attributes context in persistent searches. An attacker could send a series of search requests, forcing the server to behave unexpectedly, and crash.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
2.01% probability · 80th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-415
Affected
port389/389-ds-base · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux for ibm z systems · redhat/enterprise linux for power big endian · redhat/enterprise linux for power little endian · redhat/enterprise linux for scientific computing · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
Source
secalert@redhat.com

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