# CVE-2019-14824: Information disclosure in 389-ds-base > An authenticated attacker can exploit a flaw in the deref plugin to view private attributes, such as password hashes, in specific configurations. - **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Any signed-in user - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 8 Nov 2019 - **Updated:** 13 Feb 2025 - **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2019-14824, DLA-2004-1, GHSA-8wxh-5wv6-x378, RHSA-2019:3981, RHSA-2020:0464, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14824 ## What is CVE-2019-14824? CVE-2019-14824 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 8 Nov 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim. ### Official description A flaw was found in the 'deref' plugin of 389-ds-base where it could use the 'search' permission to display attribute values. In some configurations, this could allow an authenticated attacker to view private attributes, such as password hashes. Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14824? It affects 3 products. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `389-ds-base` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:1.3.9.1-12.el7_7 | | `389-ds-base-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:1.3.9.1-12.el7_7 | | `389-ds-base-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:1.3.9.1-12.el7_7 | | `389-ds-base-libs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:1.3.9.1-12.el7_7 | | `389-ds-base-snmp` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:1.3.9.1-12.el7_7 | | `389-ds-base` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:1.3.9.1-12.el7_7 | | `389-ds-base-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:1.3.9.1-12.el7_7 | | `389-ds-base-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:1.3.9.1-12.el7_7 | | `389-ds-base-libs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:1.3.9.1-12.el7_7 | | `389-ds-base-snmp` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 0:1.3.9.1-12.el7_7 | | `389-ds-base` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:1.3.9.1-12.el7_7 | | `389-ds-base-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:1.3.9.1-12.el7_7 | | `389-ds-base-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:1.3.9.1-12.el7_7 | | `389-ds-base-libs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:1.3.9.1-12.el7_7 | | `389-ds-base-snmp` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:1.3.9.1-12.el7_7 | | `389-ds-base` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:1.3.9.1-12.el7_7 | | `389-ds-base-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:1.3.9.1-12.el7_7 | | `389-ds-base-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:1.3.9.1-12.el7_7 | | `389-ds-base-libs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:1.3.9.1-12.el7_7 | | `389-ds-base-snmp` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:1.3.9.1-12.el7_7 | | `389-ds-base` | Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.0::appstream | All versions | 0:1.4.0.20-10.1.module+el8.0.0+4597+364a3066 | | `389-ds-base-debuginfo` | Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.0::appstream | All versions | 0:1.4.0.20-10.1.module+el8.0.0+4597+364a3066 | | `389-ds-base-debugsource` | Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.0::appstream | All versions | 0:1.4.0.20-10.1.module+el8.0.0+4597+364a3066 | | `389-ds-base-devel` | Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.0::appstream | All versions | 0:1.4.0.20-10.1.module+el8.0.0+4597+364a3066 | | `389-ds-base-legacy-tools` | Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.0::appstream | All versions | 0:1.4.0.20-10.1.module+el8.0.0+4597+364a3066 | | `389-ds-base-legacy-tools-debuginfo` | Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.0::appstream | All versions | 0:1.4.0.20-10.1.module+el8.0.0+4597+364a3066 | | `389-ds-base-libs` | Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.0::appstream | All versions | 0:1.4.0.20-10.1.module+el8.0.0+4597+364a3066 | | `389-ds-base-libs-debuginfo` | Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.0::appstream | All versions | 0:1.4.0.20-10.1.module+el8.0.0+4597+364a3066 | | `389-ds-base-snmp` | Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.0::appstream | All versions | 0:1.4.0.20-10.1.module+el8.0.0+4597+364a3066 | | `389-ds-base-snmp-debuginfo` | Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.0::appstream | All versions | 0:1.4.0.20-10.1.module+el8.0.0+4597+364a3066 | | `python3-lib389` | Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.0::appstream | All versions | 0:1.4.0.20-10.1.module+el8.0.0+4597+364a3066 | Products: Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject 389 Directory Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux. ## How do I fix CVE-2019-14824? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2019-14824 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14824 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux - [CVE-2015-3306](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-3306/): ProFTPD Improper Access Control (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2025-49113](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-49113/): RoundCube Webmail Deserialization of Untrusted Data (critical 9.9, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2026-24061](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24061/): GNU InetUtils Argument Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2025-39682](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-39682/): Linux Kernel Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2024-9680](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9680/): Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2019-14824 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2019-14824 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 8 Nov 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14824 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14824/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14824/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14824 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14824 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-14824 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14824/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.