Red Hat 389-ds-base Content Synchronization Plugin null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Red Hat 389-ds-base. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Content Synchronization Plugin. Performing a manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-2850. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Red Hat 389-ds-base (version now known). This affects some unknown processing of the component Content Synchronization Plugin. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

A flaw was found In 389-ds-base. When the Content Synchronization plugin is enabled, an authenticated user can reach a NULL pointer dereference using a specially crafted query. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service. This CVE is assigned against an incomplete fix of CVE-2021-3514.

The weakness was released 10/15/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-2850 since 08/16/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/27/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 214393 (Debian dla-4021 : 389-ds - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (214393) and EUVD (EUVD-2022-35084). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 214393
Nessus Name: Debian dla-4021 : 389-ds - security update

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08/16/2022 🔍
10/14/2022 +59 days 🔍
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05/27/2026 +1320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: access.redhat.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-2850 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-2850
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-210951
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/15/2022 00:20
Updated: 05/27/2026 19:34
Changes: 10/15/2022 00:20 (37), 11/08/2022 15:17 (11), 01/20/2025 17:22 (16), 11/05/2025 11:12 (1), 05/27/2026 19:34 (1)
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