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CVE-2024-8445· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

389-ds-base: server crash while modifying `userpassword` using malformed input (incomplete fix for cve-2024-2199)

The fix for CVE-2024-2199 in 389-ds-base was insufficient to cover all scenarios. In certain product versions, an authenticated user may cause a server crash while modifying `userPassword` using malformed input.

MediumCVSS 5.7 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

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Published
Sep 5, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.4% · 34th percentile
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Action score

22

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.7 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.4%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · redhat
5.7
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (redhat). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • github.com/389ds/389-ds-base 389-ds-base

    • 3.1.1affected

  • Red Hat Red Hat Directory Server 11

    • all versionsunknown

  • Red Hat Red Hat Directory Server 12

    • all versionsunknown

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

    • all versionsunknown

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

    • all versionsunknown

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support

    • 0:1.3.11.1-7.el7_9 and laternot affected · rpm

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

    • all versionsunknown

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

    • all versionsunknown

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:11389-ds-basebefore 1.4.4.11-2+deb11u11.4.4.11-2+deb11u1
Debian:12389-ds-basebefore 2.0.11-12.0.11-1
Red Hat:rhel_els:7389-ds-basebefore 0:1.3.11.1-7.el7_90:1.3.11.1-7.el7_9
Red Hat:rhel_els:7389-ds-base-debuginfobefore 0:1.3.11.1-7.el7_90:1.3.11.1-7.el7_9
Red Hat:rhel_els:7389-ds-base-develbefore 0:1.3.11.1-7.el7_90:1.3.11.1-7.el7_9
Red Hat:rhel_els:7389-ds-base-libsbefore 0:1.3.11.1-7.el7_90:1.3.11.1-7.el7_9
Red Hat:rhel_els:7389-ds-base-snmpbefore 0:1.3.11.1-7.el7_90:1.3.11.1-7.el7_9

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:389-ds-base2.0.11-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
red hat:389-ds-base0:1.3.11.1-7.el7_9 · Red Hat:rhel_els:7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:389-ds-base-debuginfo0:1.3.11.1-7.el7_9 · Red Hat:rhel_els:7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:389-ds-base-devel0:1.3.11.1-7.el7_9 · Red Hat:rhel_els:7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:389-ds-base-libs0:1.3.11.1-7.el7_9 · Red Hat:rhel_els:7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:389-ds-base-snmp0:1.3.11.1-7.el7_9 · Red Hat:rhel_els:7Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone on the same network segment can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Adjacent
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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