# CVE-2012-1164: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-06-29 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-36.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49607
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48372
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:130
- http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Software%20Bugs?id=7143
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0899.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52404
- http://www.openldap.org/software/release/changes.html
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/23
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26

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