2.3
LOW CVSS 2.0
CVE-2012-0833
Novell 389 Directory Server Certificate Group DoS Vulnerability
Description

The acllas__handle_group_entry function in servers/plugins/acl/acllas.c in 389 Directory Server before 1.2.10 does not properly handled access control instructions (ACIs) that use certificate groups, which allows remote authenticated LDAP users with a certificate group to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) by binding to the server.

INFO

Published Date :

July 3, 2012, 4:40 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

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Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-0833 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject 389_directory_server
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 LOW [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to cause a denial of service by exploiting a flaw in the handling of access control instructions (ACIs) that use certificate groups.
  • Update the 389 Directory Server packages.
  • If necessary, restart the Directory Server service after the update.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-0833 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0813.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/48035
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/49562
    Added Reference https://fedorahosted.org/389/changeset/1bbbb3e5049c1aa0650546efab87ed2f1ea59637/389-ds-base
    Added Reference https://fedorahosted.org/389/ticket/162
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 03, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 2.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.24 }} -0.16%

score

0.47566

percentile