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CVE-2012-2134· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

The handle_connection_error function in ldap_helper.c in bind-dyndb-ldap before 1.1.0rc1 does not properly handle LDAP query errors, which a

The handle_connection_error function in ldap_helper.c in bind-dyndb-ldap before 1.1.0rc1 does not properly handle LDAP query errors, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and named server hang) via a non-alphabet character in the base DN in an LDAP search DNS query.

MediumCVSS 4.3 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Feb 26, 2014
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
2.3% · 83th percentile
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Action score

18

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 2.3%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
martin nagybind-dyndb-ldap

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • martin nagy bind-dyndb-ldapup to 1.1.0 inclusive
  • martin nagy bind-dyndb-ldap0.1.0
  • martin nagy bind-dyndb-ldap0.2.0
  • martin nagy bind-dyndb-ldap1.0.0
  • martin nagy bind-dyndb-ldap1.1.0

Package-level exposure

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

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::serverbind-dyndb-ldapbefore 0:0.2.0-7.el6_2.10:0.2.0-7.el6_2.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::serverbind-dyndb-ldap-debuginfobefore 0:0.2.0-7.el6_2.10:0.2.0-7.el6_2.1

Same product

martin nagy: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2012-3429The dns_to_ldap_dn_escape function in src/ldap_convert.c in bind-dyndb-ldap 1.1.0rc1 and earlier does not properly escape distinguished name
    21Monitor

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
red hat:bind-dyndb-ldap0:0.2.0-7.el6_2.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::serverPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:bind-dyndb-ldap-debuginfo0:0.2.0-7.el6_2.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::serverPackage 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

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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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

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    none
    Integrity
    none
    Availability
    P · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    None
    Integrity impact
    None
    Availability impact
    P

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-399 · Resource Management Errors

    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

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    Change log

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    References

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

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