Vulnerability · Published Oct 14, 2022 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2022-2850
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity null pointer dereference in 389-ds-base. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 76% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 24.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | 389-ds-base | 1.4.3.28-8.module_el8.6.0+3338+ebccfef1 | ALSA-2022:7133 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | 389-ds-base | 2.1.3-4.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8162 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | 389-ds-base-devel | 1.4.3.28-8.module_el8.6.0+3338+ebccfef1 | ALSA-2022:7133 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | 389-ds-base-legacy-tools | 1.4.3.28-8.module_el8.6.0+3338+ebccfef1 | ALSA-2022:7133 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | 389-ds-base-libs | 1.4.3.28-8.module_el8.6.0+3338+ebccfef1 | ALSA-2022:7133 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | 389-ds-base-libs | 2.1.3-4.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8162 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | 389-ds-base-snmp | 1.4.3.28-8.module_el8.6.0+3338+ebccfef1 | ALSA-2022:7133 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-lib389 | 1.4.3.28-8.module_el8.6.0+3338+ebccfef1 | ALSA-2022:7133 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | python3-lib389 | 2.1.3-4.el9_1 | ALSA-2022:8162 |
| Debian:12 | 389-ds-base | 2.3.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2850 |
| Debian:13 | 389-ds-base | 2.3.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2850 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | 389-ds-base | 0:1.4.3.28-8.module+el8.6.0+1048+263f2d23 | RLSA-2022:7133 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | 389-ds-base | 0:2.1.3-4.el9_1 | RLSA-2022:8162 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | 389-ds-base | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2850 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | 389-ds-base | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2850 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | 389-ds-base | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2850 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | 389-ds-base | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2850 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | 389-ds-base | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2850 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | 389-ds-base | 389-ds-base-2.0.x+ |
Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H