CVE-2022-2850 (GCVE-0-2022-2850)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-14 00:00 – Updated: 2025-11-03 20:34
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EPSS
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Summary
A flaw was found In 389-ds-base. When the Content Synchronization plugin is enabled, an authenticated user can reach a NULL pointer dereference using a specially crafted query. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service. This CVE is assigned against an incomplete fix of CVE-2021-3514.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-15 15:06 UTC
CWE
- denial of service
- CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | 389-ds-base |
Affected:
389-ds-base-2.0.x+
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