# CVE-2022-2850: A flaw was found In 389-ds-base.

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-10-14 · Updated: 2025-11-03

## Affected

- n/a 389-ds-base: 389-ds-base-2.0.x+

## Description

A flaw was found In 389-ds-base. When the Content Synchronization plugin is enabled, an authenticated user can reach a NULL pointer dereference using a specially crafted query. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service. This CVE is assigned against an incomplete fix of CVE-2021-3514.

## 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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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2118691
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2850
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00026.html

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