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CVE-2012-4450

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CVE-2012-4450 describes a vulnerability in 389 Directory Server version 1.2.10 where improper ACL updates during a modrdn operation allow authenticated users with specific permissions to bypass access restrictions on moved DN entries. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.0) has a network attack vector, requires medium attack complexity, and can lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, indicating low current threat activity.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.2.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
6.8
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.86%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
77.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0186 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 1,425 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 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 (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: 389-ds-base-0:1.2.11.15-11.el6
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-4450Moderate

389-ds-base: Change on SLAPI_MODRDN_NEWSUPERIOR is not evaluated in ACL (ACL rules bypass possible)

Apr 16, 2012

References

git.fedorahosted.org / cgit/389/ds.git/commit
PatchVendor Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-0503.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/50713
Vendor Advisory
fedorahosted.org / 389/ticket/340
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/09/26/3
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/09/26/5
securityfocus.com / bid/55690