CVE-2026-15041
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Description
A flaw was found in 389 Directory Server. The PBKDF2-SHA256 password verification function uses standard memcmp() for comparing password hashes instead of a constant-time comparison function. A remote attacker could potentially use timing measurements of LDAP bind attempts to infer partial hash information, though practical exploitation is extremely difficult due to PBKDF2 computational overhead.
Severity
LOW
CVSS score
3.7
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-08 11:16:26.260000
Last modified
2026-11-06 18:18:07.283000
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