openldap: rootpw not verified via slapd.conf when using the NDB backend
Published Mar 20, 2011
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.87%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.4.6
- 2.4.7
- 2.4.8
- 2.4.9
- 2.4.10
- 2.4.11
- 2.4.12
- 2.4.13
- 2.4.14
- 2.4.15
- 2.4.16
- 2.4.17
- 2.4.18
- 2.4.19
- 2.4.20
- 2.4.21
- 2.4.22
- 2.4.23
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
openldap-0:2.4.19-15.el6_0.2
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0347
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
openldap
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
openldap
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | openldap-0:2.4.19-15.el6_0.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0347 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | openldap | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | openldap | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.87% (0.03874) | 89.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.45% (0.04449) | 90.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.28% (0.07280) | 90.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.76% (0.10759) | 88.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 7.28% (0.07280) | 90.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.53% (0.04529) | 88.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.82% (0.01822) | 88.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 27, 2024 | 1.82% (0.01822) | 88.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.82% (0.01822) | 86.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (18)
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/12 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/25/13 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43331 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43718 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-36.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025190 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:056 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openldap.org/devel/cvsweb.cgi/servers/slapd/back-ndb/bind.cpp.diff?r1=1.5&r2=1.8 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Software%20Bugs?id=6661 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openldap.org/lists/openldap-announce/201102/msg00000.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0347.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1100-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0665 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1025 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680472 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1025
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1025
Change history (0)
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