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CVE-2013-4449


The rwm overlay in OpenLDAP 2.4.23, 2.4.36, and earlier does not properly count references, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slapd crash) by unbinding immediately after a search request, which triggers rwm_conn_destroy to free the session context while it is being used by rwm_op_search.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-4449 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from debian, from openldap organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, 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

2014-02-05T18:55:06.317

Last Modified

2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-189

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System debian debian_linux 7.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 8.0 Yes
Application openldap openldap ≤ 2.4.36 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
Application openldap openldap 2.4.26 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.4.27 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.4.28 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.4.29 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.4.30 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.4.31 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.4.32 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.4.33 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.4.34 Yes
Application openldap openldap 2.4.35 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 debian'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.