liblber/io.c in OpenLDAP 2.2.4 to 2.4.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (program termination) via crafted ASN.1 BER datagrams that trigger an assertion error.
CVE-2008-2952
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 5.0 — v2 rates that MEDIUM (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 13.2% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 5.0MEDIUMNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 5.0(low)
- EG Risk
- 53(Track)EG Risk 53/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity50% × 45%Exploitation65% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 13%
- EPSS %ILE
- 96%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 1, 2008
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (62)
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/30853
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/30917
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/30996
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/31326
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/31364
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/31436
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/32254
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/32316
- cve@mitrehttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-09.xml
- cve@mitrehttp://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0249
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1650
- cve@mitrehttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:144
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Software%20Bugs?id=5580
Patch Availability(2)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | slapd (2.4.9-0ubuntu0.8.04.1) @ hardy | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| redhat | openldap-0:2.3.27-8.el5_2.4 | 2008-07-09 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(6 across 6 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| openldap | — | 2.4.10-3 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| openldap | — | 2.4.10-3 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| openldap | — | 2.4.10-3 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| openldap | — | 2.4.10-3 | — |
Debian:4.0(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| openldap2.3 | 2.3.30-5, 2.3.30-5+etch1 | 2.3.30-5+etch2 | — |
Debian:5.0(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| openldap | — | 2.4.10-2+lenny1 | — |
All Vendor Advisories
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Data Freshness Timeline
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- 2026-05-30 21:14 UTCVendor advisory
Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-32000✓ verifiedFirst seen Jun 30, 2008
OpenLDAP 2.3.41 - BER Decoding Remote Denial of Service
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