# CVE-2021-3652: A flaw was found in 389-ds-base.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-04-18 · Updated: 2025-11-03

## Affected

- n/a 389-ds-base: 389-ds-base 2.0.7

## Description

A flaw was found in 389-ds-base. If an asterisk is imported as password hashes, either accidentally or maliciously, then instead of being inactive, any password will successfully match during authentication. This flaw allows an attacker to successfully authenticate as a user whose password was disabled.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a 389-ds-base, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1982782
- https://github.com/389ds/389-ds-base/issues/4817
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00026.html

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