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CVE-2015-1545

The deref_parseCtrl function in servers/slapd/overlays/deref.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.13 through 2.4.40...

5.0 MediumFix available

CVE-2015-1545 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 11.1%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in openldap 2.4.40-4.

What does this mean?
Severity
5.0 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
11.1%EPSS, 95th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
2.4.40-4openldap +15 more

Description

The deref_parseCtrl function in servers/slapd/overlays/deref.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.13 through 2.4.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via an empty attribute list in a deref control in a search request.

Exploit likelihood

11.1%Up 7.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
openldap
Debian:12
before 2.4.40-4
2.4.40-4
openldap
Debian:13
before 2.4.40-4
2.4.40-4
openldap
Debian:14
before 2.4.40-4
2.4.40-4
openldap
Debian:6.0
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 2.4.23-7.3+deb6u1, plus listed versions
2.4.23-72.4.23-7.12.4.23-7.22.4.23-7.3
2.4.23-7.3+deb6u1
openldap
Debian:7
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 2.4.31-2, plus listed versions
2.4.31-1+nmu2
2.4.31-2
openldap
Mageia:4
before 2.4.38-1.3.mga4
2.4.38-1.3.mga4
openldap2-client
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 2.4.39-16.1
2.4.39-16.1
openldap2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 12
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 2.4.39-16.1
2.4.39-16.1
openldap2
SUSE: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-client
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 2.4.39-16.1
2.4.39-16.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
openldap2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 2.4.39-16.1
2.4.39-16.1
openldap2-client
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 2.4.39-16.1
2.4.39-16.1
openldap2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 2.4.39-16.1
2.4.39-16.1
openldap2-client
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 2.4.39-16.1
2.4.39-16.1
openldap
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8.1, plus listed versions
2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu32.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu42.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu52.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8
2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8.1
openldap
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8.1, plus listed versions
2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu32.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu42.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu52.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8
2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8.1

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.0

The deref_parseCtrl function in servers/slapd/overlays/deref.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.13 through 2.4.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via an empty attribute list in a deref control in a search request.

Record
CVE-2015-1545
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

The deref_parseCtrl function in servers/slapd/overlays/deref.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.13 through 2.4.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via an empty attribute list in a deref control in a search request.

Record
CVE-2015-1545
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-1679No score

The deref_parseCtrl function in servers/slapd/overlays/deref.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.13 through 2.4.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via an empty attribute list in a deref control in a search request.

Record
EUVD-2015-1679
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qwqq-jvm7-rm7cNo score

The deref_parseCtrl function in servers/slapd/overlays/deref.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.13 through 2.4.40...

The deref_parseCtrl function in servers/slapd/overlays/deref.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.13 through 2.4.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via an empty attribute list in a deref control in a search request.

Record
GHSA-qwqq-jvm7-rm7c
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2015-15455.0

CVE-2015-1545 does not affect BellSoft software

Record
BELL-CVE-2015-1545
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVNo score

The deref_parseCtrl function in servers/slapd/overlays/deref.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.13 through 2.4.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via an empty attribute list in a deref control in a search request.

Record
CVE-2015-1545
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-1545No score

The deref_parseCtrl function in servers/slapd/overlays/deref.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.13 through 2.4.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via an empty attribute list in a deref control in a search request.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1545
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2015-0143No score

Updated openldap packages fix CVE-2015-1545

Updated openldap packages fix security vulnerability:

The deref overlay in slapd 2.4.13 through 2.4.40 dereferences a NULL pointer when a search request includes the Deref control with an empty list of attributes to return (missing input validation). This allows a remote unauthenticated client to crash the LDAP server (CVE-2015-1545).

Record
MGASA-2015-0143
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11121-1No 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-2015:0887-1No 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-2015:1077-1No 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
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-1545No score

The deref_parseCtrl function in servers/slapd/overlays/deref.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.13 through 2.4.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via an empty attribute list in a deref control in a search request.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1545
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-2622-1No score

openldap vulnerabilities

It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled certain search queries that returned empty attributes. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenLDAP to assert, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2012-1164)

Michael Vishchers discovered that OpenLDAP improperly counted references when the rwm overlay was used. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenLDAP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2013-4449)

It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled certain empty attribute lists in search requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenLDAP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2015-1545)

Record
USN-2622-1
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

References

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