CVE-2021-3480

slapi-nis: NULL dereference (DoS) with specially crafted Binding DN

Published May 20, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in slapi-nis in versions before 0.56.7. A NULL pointer dereference during the parsing of the Binding DN could allow an unauthenticated attacker to crash the 389-ds-base directory server. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-26802 A flaw was found in slapi-nis in versions before 0.56.7. A NULL pointer dereference during the parsing of the Binding DN could allow an unauthenticated attacker to crash the 389-ds-base directory server. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 4:53 PM
Reserved
Mar 30, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 20, 2021, 1:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:05 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
May 17, 2021, 12:00 AM