389-ds-base: malformed userpassword hash may cause denial of service (CVE-2024-5953)

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 5.7. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps 389-ds-base (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
389-ds-basegeneric	*	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for 389-ds-base.
Review the reported fix. Source-reported workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Jun 18, 2024
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Source modified
Nov 7, 2026
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First seen by HOL
Nov 7, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

A denial of service vulnerability was found in the 389-ds-base LDAP server. This issue may allow an authenticated user to cause a server denial of service while attempting to log in with a user with a malformed hash in their password.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.

389-ds-base: malformed userpassword hash may cause denial of serviceCVE-2024-5953