VDB-299989 · CVE-2025-2487 · EUVD-2025-6692

389-ds-base DN LDAP Operation null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in 389-ds-base. This affects an unknown function of the component DN LDAP Operation Handler. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-2487. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in 389-ds-base (the affected version is unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component DN LDAP Operation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-2487 since 03/18/2025. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 234292 (RHEL 9 : 389-ds-base (RHSA-2025:3663)), 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 (234292) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-6692). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

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389-ds-base

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 234292
Nessus Name: RHEL 9 : 389-ds-base (RHSA-2025:3663)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-2487 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-2487
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-299989
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2025 07:55
Updated: 05/13/2025 18:04
Changes: 03/18/2025 07:55 (49), 04/08/2025 06:59 (13), 04/14/2025 20:39 (2), 05/13/2025 18:04 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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