CVE-2021-3652 (GCVE-0-2021-3652)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-18 00:00 – Updated: 2025-11-03 20:33
VLAI?
Summary
A flaw was found in 389-ds-base. If an asterisk is imported as password hashes, either accidentally or maliciously, then instead of being inactive, any password will successfully match during authentication. This flaw allows an attacker to successfully authenticate as a user whose password was disabled.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a 389-ds-base Affected: 389-ds-base 2.0.7
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2025-11-03T20:33:48.435Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1982782"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://github.com/389ds/389-ds-base/issues/4817"
          },
          {
            "name": "[debian-lts-announce] 20230424 [SECURITY] [DLA 3399-1] 389-ds-base security update",
            "tags": [
              "mailing-list",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00026.html"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00015.html"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "389-ds-base",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "389-ds-base 2.0.7"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "A flaw was found in 389-ds-base. If an asterisk is imported as password hashes, either accidentally or maliciously, then instead of being inactive, any password will successfully match during authentication. This flaw allows an attacker to successfully authenticate as a user whose password was disabled."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-287",
              "description": "CWE-287",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2023-04-24T00:00:00.000Z",
        "orgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749",
        "shortName": "redhat"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1982782"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://github.com/389ds/389-ds-base/issues/4817"
        },
        {
          "name": "[debian-lts-announce] 20230424 [SECURITY] [DLA 3399-1] 389-ds-base security update",
          "tags": [
            "mailing-list"
          ],
          "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00026.html"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749",
    "assignerShortName": "redhat",
    "cveId": "CVE-2021-3652",
    "datePublished": "2022-04-18T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateReserved": "2021-07-16T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2025-11-03T20:33:48.435Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.2",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "fkie_nvd": {
      "configurations": "[{\"nodes\": [{\"operator\": \"OR\", \"negate\": false, \"cpeMatch\": [{\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:a:port389:389-ds-base:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\", \"versionEndExcluding\": \"2.0.7\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"694C5EA5-0CC5-45D7-9059-1D29DBF8066D\"}]}]}]",
      "descriptions": "[{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"A flaw was found in 389-ds-base. If an asterisk is imported as password hashes, either accidentally or maliciously, then instead of being inactive, any password will successfully match during authentication. This flaw allows an attacker to successfully authenticate as a user whose password was disabled.\"}, {\"lang\": \"es\", \"value\": \"Se ha encontrado un fallo en 389-ds-base. Si es importado un asterisco como hash de la contrase\\u00f1a, ya sea de forma accidental o maliciosa, en lugar de estar inactivo, cualquier contrase\\u00f1a coincidir\\u00e1 con \\u00e9xito durante la autenticaci\\u00f3n. Este fallo permite a un atacante autenticarse con \\u00e9xito como un usuario cuya contrase\\u00f1a estaba deshabilitada\"}]",
      "id": "CVE-2021-3652",
      "lastModified": "2024-11-21T06:22:04.567",
      "metrics": "{\"cvssMetricV31\": [{\"source\": \"nvd@nist.gov\", \"type\": \"Primary\", \"cvssData\": {\"version\": \"3.1\", \"vectorString\": \"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N\", \"baseScore\": 6.5, \"baseSeverity\": \"MEDIUM\", \"attackVector\": \"NETWORK\", \"attackComplexity\": \"LOW\", \"privilegesRequired\": \"NONE\", \"userInteraction\": \"NONE\", \"scope\": \"UNCHANGED\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"LOW\", \"integrityImpact\": \"LOW\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"NONE\"}, \"exploitabilityScore\": 3.9, \"impactScore\": 2.5}], \"cvssMetricV2\": [{\"source\": \"nvd@nist.gov\", \"type\": \"Primary\", \"cvssData\": {\"version\": \"2.0\", \"vectorString\": \"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N\", \"baseScore\": 6.4, \"accessVector\": \"NETWORK\", \"accessComplexity\": \"LOW\", \"authentication\": \"NONE\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"PARTIAL\", \"integrityImpact\": \"PARTIAL\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"NONE\"}, \"baseSeverity\": \"MEDIUM\", \"exploitabilityScore\": 10.0, \"impactScore\": 4.9, \"acInsufInfo\": false, \"obtainAllPrivilege\": false, \"obtainUserPrivilege\": false, \"obtainOtherPrivilege\": false, \"userInteractionRequired\": false}]}",
      "published": "2022-04-18T17:15:15.443",
      "references": "[{\"url\": \"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1982782\", \"source\": \"secalert@redhat.com\", \"tags\": [\"Issue Tracking\", \"Third Party Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://github.com/389ds/389-ds-base/issues/4817\", \"source\": \"secalert@redhat.com\", \"tags\": [\"Patch\", \"Third Party Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00026.html\", \"source\": \"secalert@redhat.com\"}, {\"url\": \"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1982782\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Issue Tracking\", \"Third Party Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://github.com/389ds/389-ds-base/issues/4817\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Patch\", \"Third Party Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00026.html\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"}]",
      "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "vulnStatus": "Modified",
      "weaknesses": "[{\"source\": \"secalert@redhat.com\", \"type\": \"Secondary\", \"description\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"CWE-287\"}]}, {\"source\": \"nvd@nist.gov\", \"type\": \"Primary\", \"description\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"NVD-CWE-Other\"}]}]"
    },
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2021-3652\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"secalert@redhat.com\",\"published\":\"2022-04-18T17:15:15.443\",\"lastModified\":\"2025-11-03T21:15:42.273\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Modified\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"A flaw was found in 389-ds-base. If an asterisk is imported as password hashes, either accidentally or maliciously, then instead of being inactive, any password will successfully match during authentication. This flaw allows an attacker to successfully authenticate as a user whose password was disabled.\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"Se ha encontrado un fallo en 389-ds-base. Si es importado un asterisco como hash de la contrase\u00f1a, ya sea de forma accidental o maliciosa, en lugar de estar inactivo, cualquier contrase\u00f1a coincidir\u00e1 con \u00e9xito durante la autenticaci\u00f3n. Este fallo permite a un atacante autenticarse con \u00e9xito como un usuario cuya contrase\u00f1a estaba deshabilitada\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV31\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N\",\"baseScore\":6.5,\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"attackVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"attackComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"NONE\",\"userInteraction\":\"NONE\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"LOW\",\"integrityImpact\":\"LOW\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"NONE\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":3.9,\"impactScore\":2.5}],\"cvssMetricV2\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"2.0\",\"vectorString\":\"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N\",\"baseScore\":6.4,\"accessVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"accessComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"authentication\":\"NONE\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\",\"integrityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"NONE\"},\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"exploitabilityScore\":10.0,\"impactScore\":4.9,\"acInsufInfo\":false,\"obtainAllPrivilege\":false,\"obtainUserPrivilege\":false,\"obtainOtherPrivilege\":false,\"userInteractionRequired\":false}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-287\"}]},{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"NVD-CWE-Other\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:port389:389-ds-base:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"versionEndExcluding\":\"2.0.7\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"694C5EA5-0CC5-45D7-9059-1D29DBF8066D\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1982782\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\",\"tags\":[\"Issue Tracking\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://github.com/389ds/389-ds-base/issues/4817\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\",\"tags\":[\"Patch\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00026.html\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\"},{\"url\":\"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1982782\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Issue Tracking\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://github.com/389ds/389-ds-base/issues/4817\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Patch\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00026.html\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"},{\"url\":\"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00015.html\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"}]}}"
  }
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.