Multiple memory leaks in the normalization functionality in 389 Directory Server before 1.2.7.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of…

published 2011-02-23 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2010-4711

cvss: 5.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.7%; EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
public exploits: 0; none known

Multiple memory leaks in the normalization functionality in 389 Directory Server before 1.2.7.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via "badly behaved applications," related to (1) Slapi_Attr mishandling in the DN normalization code and (2) pointer mishandling in the syntax normalization code, a different issue than CVE-2011-0019.

Patch / fix

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2010-4746 updated 2025-11-21 cvss 5.0

Server: Multiple memory leaks in the normalization functionality

Red Hat Directory Server 8 Directory Server
affected: no fix available

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Exploit prediction

1.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-399 Resource Management Errors

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2010-4746
NVD CVE-2010-4746

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Summary