{
  "threat_severity" : "Low",
  "public_date" : "2023-05-29T00:00:00Z",
  "bugzilla" : {
    "description" : "openldap: null pointer dereference in  ber_memalloc_x  function",
    "id" : "2210651",
    "url" : "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2210651"
  },
  "cvss3" : {
    "cvss3_base_score" : "7.1",
    "cvss3_scoring_vector" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H",
    "status" : "verified"
  },
  "cwe" : "CWE-476",
  "details" : [ "A vulnerability was found in openldap. This security flaw causes a null pointer dereference in ber_memalloc_x() function.", "A vulnerability was found in OpenLDAP, in ber_memalloc_x() function, leading to a null pointer dereference. This flaw can result in reduced system memory and cause LDAP authentication failures. The impact is primarily a disruption in authentication processes, which may hinder user access or service operations relying on LDAP for authentication." ],
  "statement" : "This vulnerability is rated as a low severity because, it affects only systems where memory exhaustion might occur due to mishandling of users crafted inputs, and it requires an authenticated user to trigger the issue.",
  "affected_release" : [ {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8",
    "release_date" : "2024-07-02T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2024:4264",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8",
    "package" : "openldap-0:2.4.46-19.el8_10"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support",
    "release_date" : "2024-08-29T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2024:6033",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.8",
    "package" : "openldap-0:2.4.46-20.el8_8"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions",
    "release_date" : "2025-05-27T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2025:8176",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0",
    "package" : "openldap-0:2.6.2-1.el9_0.1"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support",
    "release_date" : "2025-05-27T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2025:8181",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2",
    "package" : "openldap-0:2.6.2-3.el9_2.1"
  } ],
  "package_state" : [ {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6",
    "fix_state" : "Out of support scope",
    "package_name" : "compat-openldap",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6",
    "fix_state" : "Out of support scope",
    "package_name" : "openldap",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7",
    "fix_state" : "Out of support scope",
    "package_name" : "compat-openldap",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7",
    "fix_state" : "Out of support scope",
    "package_name" : "openldap",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9",
    "fix_state" : "Not affected",
    "package_name" : "openldap",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9"
  } ],
  "references" : [ "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2953\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2953" ],
  "name" : "CVE-2023-2953",
  "csaw" : false
}