What is CVE-2010-2222?

CVE-2010-2222 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Directory Server, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-11-05.

How severe is CVE-2010-2222?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Red Hat Directory Server

CVE-2010-2222

The _ger_parse_control function in Red Hat Directory Server 8 and the 389 Directory Server allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted search query.

Published 2019-11-05 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (71.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-25.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 71.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-2222 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-2222?: CVE-2010-2222 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Directory Server, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-11-05.
How severe is CVE-2010-2222?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.