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CVE-2011-4079


Off-by-one error in the UTF8StringNormalize function in OpenLDAP 2.4.26 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slapd crash) via a zero-length string that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, as demonstrated using an empty postalAddressAttribute value in an LDIF entry.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2011-4079 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from openldap organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2011, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2011-10-27T20:55:01.823

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-189

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application openldap openldap ≤ 2.4.26 Yes
Application openldap openldap 1.0 Yes
Application openldap openldap 1.0.1 Yes
Application openldap openldap 1.0.2 Yes
Application openldap openldap 1.0.3 Yes
Application openldap openldap 1.1 Yes
Application openldap openldap 1.1.0 Yes
Application openldap openldap 1.1.1 Yes
Application openldap openldap 1.1.2 Yes
Application openldap openldap 1.1.3 Yes
Application openldap openldap 1.1.4 Yes
Application openldap openldap 1.2 Yes
Application openldap openldap 1.2.0 Yes
Application openldap openldap 1.2.1 Yes
Application openldap openldap 1.2.2 Yes
Application openldap openldap 1.2.3 Yes
Application openldap openldap 1.2.4 Yes
Application openldap openldap 1.2.5 Yes
Application openldap openldap 1.2.6 Yes
Application openldap openldap 1.2.7 Yes
Application openldap openldap 1.2.8 Yes
Application openldap openldap 1.2.9 Yes
Application openldap openldap 1.2.10 Yes
Application openldap openldap 1.2.11 Yes
Application openldap openldap 1.2.12 Yes
Application openldap openldap 1.2.13 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.0 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.0.0 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.0.1 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.0.2 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.0.3 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.0.4 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.0.5 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.0.6 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.0.7 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.0.8 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.0.9 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.0.10 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.0.11 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.0.11_9 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.0.11_11 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.0.11_11s Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.0.12 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.0.13 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.0.14 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.0.15 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.0.16 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.0.17 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.0.18 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.0.19 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.0.20 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.0.21 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.0.22 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.0.23 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.0.24 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.0.25 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.0.26 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.0.27 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.1.2 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.1.3 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.1.4 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.1.5 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.1.6 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.1.7 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.1.8 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.1.9 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.1.10 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.1.11 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.1.12 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.1.13 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.1.14 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.1.15 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.1.16 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.1.17 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.1.18 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.1.19 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.1.20 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.1.21 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.1.22 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.1.23 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.1.24 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.1.25 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.1.26 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.1.27 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.1.28 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.1.29 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.1.30 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.1_.20 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.2.0 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.2.1 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.2.4 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.2.5 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.2.6 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.2.7 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.2.8 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.2.9 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.2.10 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.2.11 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.2.12 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.2.13 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.2.14 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.2.15 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.2.16 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.2.17 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.2.18 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.2.19 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.2.20 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.2.21 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.2.22 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.2.23 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.2.24 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.2.25 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.2.26 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.2.27 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.4 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.5 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.6 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.7 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.8 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.9 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.10 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.11 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.12 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.13 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.14 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.15 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.16 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.17 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.18 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.19 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.20 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.21 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.22 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.23 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.24 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.25 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.26 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.27 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.28 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.29 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.30 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.31 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.32 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.33 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.34 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.35 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.36 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.37 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.38 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.39 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.40 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.41 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.42 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.3.43 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.4.3 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.4.6 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.4.7 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.4.8 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.4.9 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.4.10 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.4.11 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.4.12 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.4.13 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.4.14 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.4.15 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.4.16 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.4.17 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.4.18 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.4.19 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.4.20 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.4.21 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.4.22 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.4.23 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.4.24 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.4.25 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For openldap's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.