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CVE-2021-3480

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-3480 describes a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in slapi-nis versions prior to 0.56.7, affecting 389-ds-base directory servers and related Fedora products. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to crash the server by manipulating the Binding DN during parsing, leading to a high impact on system availability. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), it is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 0.56.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:slapi-nis_project:slapi-nis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
33CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
34CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.70%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
74.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0170 is in the 57th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: slapi-nis-0:0.56.5-4.el7_9
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: idm:DL1-8040020210416132749.5b01ab7e
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Extended Update SupportFixed in: idm:DL1-8010020210426160345.6573b795
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Extended Update SupportFixed in: idm:DL1-8020020210426160405.792f4060
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2021-3480Important

slapi-nis: NULL dereference (DoS) with specially crafted Binding DN

May 17, 2021

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GVQCDRQRFHXVR3Z3FQYM3UMC7QZUDDRJ
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MXMOMPTZTGOVFOZUUNXHOVCAYIPST74W