# CVE-2024-2199: 389-ds-base: malformed userpassword may cause crash at do_modify in slapd/modify.c

Status: published. Published: 2024-05-28. Updated: 2026-11-05.

A denial of service vulnerability was found in 389-ds-base ldap server. This issue may allow an authenticated user to cause a server crash while modifying `userPassword` using malformed input.

## Remediation

- workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability. (source: CNA: redhat)

## Affected products and versions

-  /  (389-ds-base): ≥ 0; < 3.1.1 (affected, semver). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Directory Server 11.5 E4S for RHEL 8 (redhat-ds:11): ≥ 8060020250210084424.0ca98e7e; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Directory Server 11.8 for RHEL 8 (redhat-ds:11): ≥ 8090020240606122459.91529cd0; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Directory Server 11.9 for RHEL 8 (redhat-ds:11): ≥ 8100020240604161237.37ed7c03; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Directory Server 12.4 for RHEL 9 (redhat-ds:12): ≥ 9040020240604143706.1674d574; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (389-ds-base): ≥ 0:1.3.11.1-5.el7_9; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (389-ds:1.4): ≥ 8100020240613122040.25e700aa; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support (389-ds:1.4): ≥ 8080020240807050952.6dbb3803; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (389-ds-base): ≥ 0:2.4.5-8.el9_4; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support (389-ds-base): ≥ 0:2.2.4-9.el9_2; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (389-ds-base): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 5.7 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H; source: CNA: redhat

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 0.56% as of 2026-11-04; percentile 47.06%

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact partial; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-20

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3591 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3837 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4092 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4209 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4210 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4235 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4633 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:5690 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1632 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2199 (CNA: redhat; vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2267976 (CNA: redhat; issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://www.port389.org/docs/389ds/releases/release-3-1-1.html (CNA: redhat)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3591 (ADP: CVE; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3837 (ADP: CVE; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4092 (ADP: CVE; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4209 (ADP: CVE; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4210 (ADP: CVE; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4235 (ADP: CVE; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4633 (ADP: CVE; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred)

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2199 (ADP: CVE; vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred)

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2267976 (ADP: CVE; issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred)

- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00015.html (ADP: CVE)

## Provenance

- CNA: redhat: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2199; retrieved 2026-11-05; source updated 2026-11-05

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-2199; retrieved 2026-11-05; source updated Not reported

Revision: 36ee2f6bfa72aa4078a4d8acf85a11cc1a8d480f733d8aae1170e1c1cc9d698d

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