(slapd): Assertion failure by processing search queries requesting only attributes for particular entry
Published Jun 29, 2012
2.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.58%
Description
slapd in OpenLDAP before 2.4.30 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via an LDAP search query with attrsOnly set to true, which causes empty attributes to be returned.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.4.29
- 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
- 2.4.24
- 2.4.25
- 2.4.26
- 2.4.27
- 2.4.28
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
openldap-0:2.4.23-26.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0899
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
openldap
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | openldap-0:2.4.23-26.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0899 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | openldap | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect openldap as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 as it did not contain the relevant assertion. This has been addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0899.html
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:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.58% (0.03577) | 89.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.69% (0.03691) | 88.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 12.72% (0.12715) | 93.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 16.23% (0.16227) | 94.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 21.17% (0.21167) | 95.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 7, 2025 | 19.98% (0.19979) | 95.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 15.20% (0.15200) | 94.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 20.01% (0.20011) | 92.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | 15.20% (0.15200) | 94.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 21.17% (0.21167) | 94.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 16.35% (0.16353) | 94.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.52% (0.02516) | 90.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.52% (0.02516) | 88.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 78.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 77.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 84.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 76.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 55.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (15)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0899.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48372 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49607 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-36.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:130 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Software%20Bugs?id=7143 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.openldap.org/software/release/changes.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52404 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1164 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=802514 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1164
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/23 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1164
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