CVE-2015-1546
Double free vulnerability in the get_vrFilter function in servers/slapd/filter.c in OpenLDAP 2.4...
Double free vulnerability in the get_vrFilter function in servers/slapd/filter.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted search query with a matched values control.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.0
Double free vulnerability in the get_vrFilter function in servers/slapd/filter.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted search query with a matched values control.
- Record
CVE-2015-1546- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Double free vulnerability in the get_vrFilter function in servers/slapd/filter.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted search query with a matched values control.
- Record
CVE-2015-1546- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-1680 No score
Double free vulnerability in the get_vrFilter function in servers/slapd/filter.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted search query with a matched values control.
- Record
EUVD-2015-1680- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cmjm-2wxx-774f No score
Double free vulnerability in the get_vrFilter function in servers/slapd/filter.c in OpenLDAP 2.4...
Double free vulnerability in the get_vrFilter function in servers/slapd/filter.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted search query with a matched values control.
- Record
GHSA-cmjm-2wxx-774f- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2015-1546
5.0
CVE-2015-1546 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2015-1546- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Double free vulnerability in the get_vrFilter function in servers/slapd/filter.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted search query with a matched values control.
- Record
CVE-2015-1546- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-1546 No score
Double free vulnerability in the get_vrFilter function in servers/slapd/filter.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted search query with a matched values control.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1546- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11121-1 No score
libldap-2_4-2-2.4.59-69.3 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libldap-2_4-2-2.4.59-69.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11121-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0887-1 No score
Security update for openldap2
openldap2 was updated to fix three security issues and one non-security bug.
The following vulnerabilities were fixed:
* A remote attacker could cause a denial of service (slapd crash) by
unbinding immediately after a search request. (bnc#846389,
CVE-2013-4449)
* A remote attacker could cause a denial of service through a NULL
pointer dereference and crash via an empty attribute list in a deref
control in a search request. (bnc#916897, CVE-2015-1545)
* A remote attacker could cause a denial of service (crash) via a
crafted search query with a matched values control. (bnc#916914,
CVE-2015-1546)
The following non-security bug was fixed:
* Prevent connection-0 (internal connection) from showing up in the
monitor back-end. (bnc#905959)
Security Issues:
* CVE-2015-1546
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1546>
* CVE-2015-1545
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1545>
* CVE-2013-4449
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4449>
- Record
SUSE-SU-2015:0887-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:1077-1 No score
Security update for openldap2
openldap2 was updated to fix two security issues and one non-security bug.
The following vulnerabilities were fixed:
- A remote attacker could cause a denial of service through a NULL pointer dereference and crash via an empty attribute list in a deref control in a search request. (bnc#916897 CVE-2015-1545)
- A remote attacker could cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted search query with a matched values control. (bnc#916914 CVE-2015-1546)
The following non-security issue was fixed:
- Prevent connection-0 (internal connection) from showing up in the monitor backend (bnc#905959)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2015:1077-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
openldapDebian:12 |
before 2.4.40-4 | 2.4.40-4 |
openldapDebian:13 |
before 2.4.40-4 | 2.4.40-4 |
openldapDebian:14 |
before 2.4.40-4 | 2.4.40-4 |
openldap2-clientSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2.4.39-16.1 | 2.4.39-16.1 |
openldap2SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 12 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2.4.39-16.1 | 2.4.39-16.1 |
openldap2SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2.4.39-16.1 | 2.4.39-16.1 |
openldap2-clientSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2.4.39-16.1 | 2.4.39-16.1 |
openldap2SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2.4.39-16.1 | 2.4.39-16.1 |
openldap2-clientSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2.4.39-16.1 | 2.4.39-16.1 |
openldap2SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2.4.39-16.1 | 2.4.39-16.1 |
openldap2-clientSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2.4.39-16.1 | 2.4.39-16.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-1546 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Openldap, published February 12, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.41%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in openldap 2.4.40-4.
References
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=776991
support.apple.com/HT204659
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100938
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00069.html
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:073
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openldap.org/its?findid=8046
openldap.org/devel/gitweb.cgi?p=openldap.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2f1a2dd329b91afe561cd06b872d09630d4edb6a
secunia.com/advisories/62787
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/07/3
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1546
openldap.org/devel/gitweb.cgi?p=openldap.git;a=commit;h=2f1a2dd329b91afe561cd06b872d09630d4edb6a
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cmjm-2wxx-774f
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2015-1546
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1546
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20150887-1
bugzilla.suse.com/846389
bugzilla.suse.com/905959
bugzilla.suse.com/916897
bugzilla.suse.com/916914
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4449
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1545
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1546
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20151077-1
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17740
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-13057
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-13565
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8027