# CVE-2013-1897: The do\_search function in ldap/servers/slapd/search.c in 389 Directory Server 1.2.x before 1.2.11.20 and 1.3.x before 1.3.0.5 does not prope

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-05-13 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The do_search function in ldap/servers/slapd/search.c in 389 Directory Server 1.2.x before 1.2.11.20 and 1.3.x before 1.3.0.5 does not properly restrict access to entries when the nsslapd-allow-anonymous-access configuration is set to rootdse and the BASE search scope is used, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information outside of the rootDSE via a crafted LDAP search.

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## References

- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101323.html
- https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/389/ds.git/commit/?h=389-ds-base-1.2.11&id=5a18c828533a670e7143327893f8171a19062286
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=928105
- https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/3540
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0742.html
- https://fedorahosted.org/389/ticket/47308

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