CVE-2024-2199 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-2199: 389-ds-base: malformed userpassword may cause crash at do_modify in slapd/modify.c

Vendor Red Hat

Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation

Published May 28, 2024

Last update February 25, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.7/10

Attack vector Adjacent

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A denial of service vulnerability was found in 389-ds-base ldap server. This issue may allow an authenticated user to cause a server crash while modifying `userPassword` using malformed input.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 28, 2024 CVE published

February 25, 2026 Record updated

External resources

03References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2199 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html

Related vulnerabilities

CVE-2024-2199: 389-ds-base: malformed userpassword may cause crash at do_modify in slapd/modify.c

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