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TI-2015-01384 Aliases CVE-2015-1545GHSA-qwqq-jvm7-rm7c

The deref_parseCtrl function in servers/slapd/overlays/deref.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.13 through…

Priority LOW 36Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The deref_parseCtrl function in servers/slapd/overlays/deref.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.13 through 2.4.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via an empty attribute list in a deref control in a search request.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.11091 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 28

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.13Vulnerableopenldap
cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.14Vulnerableopenldap
cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.15Vulnerableopenldap
cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.16Vulnerableopenldap
cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.17Vulnerableopenldap
cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.18Vulnerableopenldap
cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.19Vulnerableopenldap
cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.20Vulnerableopenldap
cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.21Vulnerableopenldap
cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.22Vulnerableopenldap
  • cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.13 Vulnerable ·openldap
  • cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.14 Vulnerable ·openldap
  • cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.15 Vulnerable ·openldap
  • cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.16 Vulnerable ·openldap
  • cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.17 Vulnerable ·openldap
  • cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.18 Vulnerable ·openldap
  • cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.19 Vulnerable ·openldap
  • cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.20 Vulnerable ·openldap
  • cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.21 Vulnerable ·openldap
  • cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.22 Vulnerable ·openldap
Show 18 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.23Vulnerableopenldap
cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.24Vulnerableopenldap
cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.25Vulnerableopenldap
cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.26Vulnerableopenldap
cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.27Vulnerableopenldap
cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.28Vulnerableopenldap
cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.29Vulnerableopenldap
cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.30Vulnerableopenldap
cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.31Vulnerableopenldap
cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.32Vulnerableopenldap
cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.33Vulnerableopenldap
cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.34Vulnerableopenldap
cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.35Vulnerableopenldap
cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.36Vulnerableopenldap
cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.37Vulnerableopenldap
cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.38Vulnerableopenldap
cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.39Vulnerableopenldap
cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.40Vulnerableopenldap
  • cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.23 Vulnerable ·openldap
  • cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.24 Vulnerable ·openldap
  • cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.25 Vulnerable ·openldap
  • cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.26 Vulnerable ·openldap
  • cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.27 Vulnerable ·openldap
  • cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.28 Vulnerable ·openldap
  • cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.29 Vulnerable ·openldap
  • cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.30 Vulnerable ·openldap
  • cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.31 Vulnerable ·openldap
  • cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.32 Vulnerable ·openldap
  • cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.33 Vulnerable ·openldap
  • cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.34 Vulnerable ·openldap
  • cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.35 Vulnerable ·openldap
  • cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.36 Vulnerable ·openldap
  • cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.37 Vulnerable ·openldap
  • cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.38 Vulnerable ·openldap
  • cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.39 Vulnerable ·openldap
  • cpe:2.3:a:openldap:openldap:2.4.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.40 Vulnerable ·openldap

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 5 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-1545
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qwqq-jvm7-rm7c

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 5

Other 8

  • TI-2022-11700 In OpenLDAP 2.x before 2.5.12 and 2.6.x before 2.6.2, a SQL injection vulnerability… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-18548 An integer underflow was discovered in OpenLDAP before 2.4.57 leading to a slapd crash in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-18541 An integer underflow was discovered in OpenLDAP before 2.4.57 leading to slapd crashes in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-18547 A flaw was discovered in OpenLDAP before 2.4.57 leading to an infinite loop in slapd with… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-18542 A flaw was discovered in OpenLDAP before 2.4.57 leading to an assertion failure in slapd… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2006-05563 OpenLDAP before 2.3.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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