Vulnerability Report

CVE-2022-2850

Title: NULL Pointer Dereference in 389-ds-base

DoS

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2022-2850.

CWE Category CWE-476
Published Date Oct 14, 2022
Modified Date Nov 03, 2025
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 6.5 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.36%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2022-2850: 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.

Impacted Vendors

N
netscape 1
R
redhat 1
F
fedora 1
P
port389 1

Reference Links

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2850 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2118691 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00026.html https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2850 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2118691 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00026.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00015.html
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Severity MEDIUM
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2022-2850 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.