CVE-2011-0704

389 Directory Server 1.2.7.5, when built with mozldap, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (replica crash) by sending an empty modify request.

Published: 2018-05-04 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-0704 is rated Moderate Risk (45.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.45%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-0704

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 0.20% 0.45% +0.25%
2 2023-03-07 1.05% 0.20% -0.85%
3 2022-02-04 1.05%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-0704

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.9 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.2 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-0704

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-0704

vendor priority summary link
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0704
ubuntu medium CVE-2011-0704 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (389-ds-base), 13 status rows across 13 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 6, ignored 5, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-0704

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-0704

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.7.5 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-0704

URL Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=675320 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=676876 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
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