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CVE-2011-1025

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Description

bind.cpp in back-ndb in OpenLDAP 2.4.x before 2.4.24 does not require authentication for the root Distinguished Name (DN), which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via an arbitrary password.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680472

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0665

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1100-1

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0347.html

http://www.openldap.org/lists/openldap-announce/201102/msg00000.html

http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Software%20Bugs?id=6661

http://www.openldap.org/devel/cvsweb.cgi/servers/slapd/back-ndb/bind.cpp.diff?r1=1.5&r2=1.8

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:056

http://securitytracker.com/id?1025190

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-36.xml

http://secunia.com/advisories/43718

http://secunia.com/advisories/43331

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/25/13

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/12

http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2011-03-20

Updated: 2025-04-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0728

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