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CVE-2012-2678 json

389 Directory Server before 1.2.11.6 (aka Red Hat Directory Server before 8.2.10-3), after the password for a LDAP user has been changed an…

published 2012-07-03 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-2660

cvss
1.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

389 Directory Server before 1.2.11.6 (aka Red Hat Directory Server before 8.2.10-3), after the password for a LDAP user has been changed and before the server has been reset, allows remote attackers to read the plaintext password via the unhashed#user#password attribute.

Patch / fix

  • redhat-ds-base directory server 8 8.2.10-3.el5dsrv
  • 389-ds-base RHEL 6 1.2.10.2-18.el6_3
  • 389-ds-base-libs RHEL 6 1.2.10.2-18.el6_3

red hat advisories RHSA-2012:1041RHSA-2012:0997

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-2012-2678 updated cvss 4.0

rhds/389: plaintext password disclosure flaw

  • Red Hat Directory Server 8 (for RHEL 5 Server) redhat-ds-base 8.2.10-3.el5dsrv
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1041
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) 389-ds-base 1.2.10.2-18.el6_3, 389-ds-base-libs 1.2.10.2-18.el6_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) 389-ds-base 1.2.10.2-18.el6_3, 389-ds-base-libs 1.2.10.2-18.el6_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) 389-ds-base 1.2.10.2-18.el6_3, 389-ds-base-libs 1.2.10.2-18.el6_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) 389-ds-base 1.2.10.2-18.el6_3, 389-ds-base-libs 1.2.10.2-18.el6_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) 389-ds-base 1.2.10.2-18.el6_3, 389-ds-base-libs 1.2.10.2-18.el6_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) 389-ds-base 1.2.10.2-18.el6_3, 389-ds-base-libs 1.2.10.2-18.el6_3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0997

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Exploit prediction

0.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 1.2 AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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