Description
A double-free was found in the way 389-ds-base handles virtual attributes context in persistent searches. An attacker could send a series of search requests, forcing the server to behave unexpectedly, and crash.
Published: 2022-02-18
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3399-1 389-ds-base security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4021-1 389-ds-base security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-33978 A double-free was found in the way 389-ds-base handles virtual attributes context in persistent searches. An attacker could send a series of search requests, forcing the server to behave unexpectedly, and crash.
History

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References

Subscriptions

Port389 389-ds-base
Redhat Directory Server Enterprise Linux Enterprise Linux Desktop Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Enterprise Linux For Power Big Endian Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Enterprise Linux For Scientific Computing Enterprise Linux Server Enterprise Linux Workstation Rhel Eus
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-03T20:33:52.611Z

Reserved: 2021-12-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-4091

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-02-18T18:15:10.300

Modified: 2025-11-03T21:15:47.740

Link: CVE-2021-4091

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2022-01-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-4091 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses