389-ds-base: null pointer dereference leads to denial of service

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-2487",
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    "title": "389-ds-base: null pointer dereference leads to denial of service",
    "summary": "A flaw was found in the 389-ds-base LDAP Server. This issue occurs when issuing a Modify DN LDAP operation through the ldap protocol, when the function return value is not tested and a NULL pointer is dereferenced. If a privileged user performs a ldap MODDN operation after a failed operation, it could lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) or system crash.",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:39.615438198Z",
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      "references": [
        "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
        "https://github.com/389ds/389-ds-base/",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:3663",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:3670",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:4491",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7395",
        "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-2487",
        "https://github.com/389ds/389-ds-base/security/advisories/GHSA-426r-w669-66gw",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/2xxx/CVE-2025-2487.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2487",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2353071"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 507078,
  "published_at": "2025-03-18T16:25:43.712+00:00"
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