What is CVE-2015-1854?

CVE-2015-1854 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Linux, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-09-19.

How severe is CVE-2015-1854?

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

Vulnerability in Debian Linux

CVE-2015-1854

389 Directory Server before 1.3.3.10 allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and modify directory entries via a crafted ldapmodrdn call.

Published 2017-09-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.021 (81.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 81.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/74392 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0895 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00018.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157069.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-1854?: CVE-2015-1854 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Linux, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-09-19.
How severe is CVE-2015-1854?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.