# CVE-2025-2487: 389-ds-base: null pointer dereference leads to denial of service

- Severity: CVSS 4.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-03-18 · Updated: 2026-06-30

## Affected

- 389-ds-base: from 2.4.0, through 2.4.6; from 2.5.0, through 2.5.3; from 2.6.0, through 2.6.1; from 3.0.0, through 3.0.6
- redhat-ds:12: version range not reported
- 389-ds-base: version range not reported
- 389-ds-base: version range not reported
- 389-ds-base: version range not reported
- redhat-ds:12/389-ds-base: version range not reported
- 389-ds-base: version range not reported
- 389-ds-base: version range not reported
- 389-ds-base: version range not reported
- 389-ds:1.4/389-ds-base: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in the 389-ds-base LDAP Server. This issue occurs when issuing a Modify DN LDAP operation through the ldap protocol, when the function return value is not tested and a NULL pointer is dereferenced. If a privileged user performs a ldap MODDN operation after a failed operation, it could lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) or system crash.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on 389-ds-base, redhat-ds:12, redhat-ds:12/389-ds-base or the other affected packages, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:3663
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:3670
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:4491
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7395
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-2487
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2353071
- https://github.com/389ds/389-ds-base/security/advisories/GHSA-426r-w669-66gw

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