openldap: slapd crash in valueReturnFilter cleanup
Published Feb 12, 2015
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.41%
Description
Double free vulnerability in the get_vrFilter function in servers/slapd/filter.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted search query with a matched values control.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
openldap
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
openldap
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
openldap
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5
openldap
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
openldap
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | openldap | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | openldap | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | openldap | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 | openldap | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 | openldap | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Although we do ship the vulnerable function, the attack vector demonstrated in the original report does not apply to us, as we've never backported the patch that introduces this particular attack vector. We're currently unaware of an attack vector that applies to us. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having a security impact of Moderate. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
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:L/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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.41% (0.03413) | 88.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.41% (0.03413) | 87.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 11, 2026 | 9.05% (0.09053) | 92.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 4, 2025 | 10.38% (0.10383) | 92.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 8.56% (0.08556) | 91.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.63% (0.05634) | 89.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.53% (0.02534) | 90.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.84% (0.02843) | 89.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (14)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00069.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62787 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:073 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openldap.org/devel/gitweb.cgi?p=openldap.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2f1a2dd329b91afe561cd06b872d09630d4edb6a x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openldap.org/its/?findid=8046 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/07/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1546 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=776991 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1190644 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100938 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1546
- https://support.apple.com/HT204659 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1546
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