Is CVE-2012-0833 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-0833 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-0833?

CVE-2012-0833 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.3 (LOW).

CVE-2012-0833

LOW · CVSS 2.3EPSS 0.9%EU EUVD

The acllas__handle_group_entry function in servers/plugins/acl/acllas.c in 389 Directory Server before 1.2.10 does not properly handled access control instructions (ACIs) that use certificate groups, which allows remote authenticated LDAP users with a certificate group to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) by binding to the server.

Key facts

CVSS score: 2.3 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 0.9% (60th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-0859)
Published: July 3, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-0859 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

fedoraproject / 389 directory server
fedoraproject / 389 directory server
fedoraproject / 389 directory server
fedoraproject / 389 directory server
fedoraproject / 389 directory server
fedoraproject / 389 directory server
fedoraproject / 389 directory server
fedoraproject / 389 directory server
fedoraproject / 389 directory server
fedoraproject / 389 directory server
fedoraproject / 389 directory server
fedoraproject / 389 directory server
fedoraproject / 389 directory server
fedoraproject / 389 directory server
fedoraproject / 389 directory server
fedoraproject / 389 directory server
fedoraproject / 389 directory server
fedoraproject / 389 directory server
fedoraproject / 389 directory server
fedoraproject / 389 directory server
fedoraproject / 389 directory server
fedoraproject / 389 directory server
fedoraproject / 389 directory server
fedoraproject / 389 directory server
fedoraproject / 389 directory server
fedoraproject / 389 directory server
fedoraproject / 389 directory server
fedoraproject / 389 directory server
fedoraproject / 389 directory server
fedoraproject / 389 directory server
fedoraproject / 389 directory server

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0813.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/48035(Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/49562(Vendor Advisory)
https://fedorahosted.org/389/changeset/1bbbb3e5049c1aa0650546efab87ed2f1ea59637/389-ds-base(Exploit, Patch)
https://fedorahosted.org/389/ticket/162

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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