CVE-2024-8445 389-ds-base: server crash while modifying `userpassword` using malformed input (incomplete fix for cve-2024-2199)
An authenticated user can crash the 389-ds-base server by submitting malformed input when modifying user passwords.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-8445?
CVE-2024-8445 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Red Hat Directory Server 11, published on 5 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8445?
Linux distribution packages (5)
389-ds-base Red Hat:rhel_els:7 | All versions | 0:1.3.11.1-7.el7_9 |
389-ds-base-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_els:7 | All versions | 0:1.3.11.1-7.el7_9 |
389-ds-base-devel Red Hat:rhel_els:7 | All versions | 0:1.3.11.1-7.el7_9 |
389-ds-base-libs Red Hat:rhel_els:7 | All versions | 0:1.3.11.1-7.el7_9 |
389-ds-base-snmp Red Hat:rhel_els:7 | All versions | 0:1.3.11.1-7.el7_9 |
How do I fix CVE-2024-8445?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-8445 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8445 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as AZL-110315, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-8445, GHSA-9q6m-vr5h-rqq5, OESA-2025-1145, OESA-2025-1146, OESA-2025-1147 and 2 more.