MEDIUM
ldbm_back_exop_passwd in the back-ldbm backend in passwd.c for OpenLDAP 2.1.12 and earlier, when the slap_passwd_parse function does not return LDAP_SUCCESS, attempts to free an uninitialized pointer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault)
Published May 10, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.60%
Description
ldbm_back_exop_passwd in the back-ldbm backend in passwd.c for OpenLDAP 2.1.12 and earlier, when the slap_passwd_parse function does not return LDAP_SUCCESS, attempts to free an uninitialized pointer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault).
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.60% 0.02600
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02600
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.60% (0.02600) | 84.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.60% (0.02600) | 83.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.28% (0.00282) | 49.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.57% (0.01568) | 87.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 16, 2024 | 1.57% (0.01568) | 87.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 14, 2024 | 2.19% (0.02193) | 89.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.79% (0.02785) | 88.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000685 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVABroken LinkPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11261 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/9203 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkPatch
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200403-12.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi?findid=2390 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- http://www.osvdb.org/17000 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7656 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12520 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000685 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVABroken LinkPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/11261 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/9203 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkPatch | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200403-12.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi?findid=2390 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/17000 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7656 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12520 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 10, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved May 4, 2005
Link CVE-2003-1201
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a