CVE-2012-1164

2.6 LOW 4% exploit odds Fix listed

What it is

slapd in OpenLDAP before 2.4.30 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via an LDAP search query with attrsOnly set to true, which causes empty attributes to be returned.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 3.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2012-06-29 19:55 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 23:39 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 3.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 2.6 LOW (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2012-06-29 19:55 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 23:39 UTC
Exploit probability: 3.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-119 · Buffer errors
Record status: Modified

Affected

Openldap ≤ 2.4.29
Openldap 2.4.6
Openldap 2.4.7
Openldap 2.4.8
Openldap 2.4.9
Openldap 2.4.10
Openldap 2.4.11
Openldap 2.4.12

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 2.6

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: Partial

Raw vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record