Vulnerability · Published May 30, 2023 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2023-2953
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity null pointer dereference in openldap. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.0% (higher than 81% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.0%top 19.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A vulnerability was found in openldap. This security flaw causes a null pointer dereference in ber_memalloc_x() function.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | openldap | 2.4.46-19.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:4264 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | openldap-clients | 2.4.46-19.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:4264 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | openldap-devel | 2.4.46-19.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:4264 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | openldap-servers | 2.4.46-19.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:4264 |
| Debian:12 | openldap | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2953 |
| Debian:13 | openldap | 2.5.16+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2953 |
| Debian:14 | openldap | 2.5.16+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2953 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | openldap | 0:2.4.46-19.el8_10 | RLSA-2024:4264 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | openldap | 2.5.16+dfsg-0ubuntu0.22.04.2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-2953 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | openldap | 2.5.16+dfsg-0ubuntu0.22.04.2 | USN-6616-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://bugs.openldap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9904
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2953
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230703-0005/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213843
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213844
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213845
- 20230725 APPLE-SA-2023-07-24-6 macOS Big Sur 11.7.9 mailing-list
- 20230725 APPLE-SA-2023-07-24-5 macOS Monterey 12.6.8 mailing-list
- 20230725 APPLE-SA-2023-07-24-4 macOS Ventura 13.5 mailing-list
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-806742.html