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CVE-2011-1025

Improper Authentication

Published: Mar 20, 2011 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
6.8 MODERATE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
NEGLIGIBLE
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1025
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html

bind.cpp in back-ndb in OpenLDAP 2.4.x before 2.4.24 does not require authentication for the root Distinguished Name (DN), which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via an arbitrary password.

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
OpenldapOpenldap2.4.6 (including)2.4.6 (including)
OpenldapOpenldap2.4.7 (including)2.4.7 (including)
OpenldapOpenldap2.4.8 (including)2.4.8 (including)
OpenldapOpenldap2.4.9 (including)2.4.9 (including)
OpenldapOpenldap2.4.10 (including)2.4.10 (including)
OpenldapOpenldap2.4.11 (including)2.4.11 (including)
OpenldapOpenldap2.4.12 (including)2.4.12 (including)
OpenldapOpenldap2.4.13 (including)2.4.13 (including)
OpenldapOpenldap2.4.14 (including)2.4.14 (including)
OpenldapOpenldap2.4.15 (including)2.4.15 (including)
OpenldapOpenldap2.4.16 (including)2.4.16 (including)
OpenldapOpenldap2.4.17 (including)2.4.17 (including)
OpenldapOpenldap2.4.18 (including)2.4.18 (including)
OpenldapOpenldap2.4.19 (including)2.4.19 (including)
OpenldapOpenldap2.4.20 (including)2.4.20 (including)
OpenldapOpenldap2.4.21 (including)2.4.21 (including)
OpenldapOpenldap2.4.22 (including)2.4.22 (including)
OpenldapOpenldap2.4.23 (including)2.4.23 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatopenldap-0:2.4.19-15.el6_0.2*
OpenldapUbuntudevel*
OpenldapUbuntukarmic*
OpenldapUbuntulucid*
OpenldapUbuntumaverick*

Potential Mitigations

References

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