M VaultApplication · Isode

CVE-2022-47581

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-12-21
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 17.0v3 or later.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Isode M-Vault 16.0v0 through 17.x before 17.0v24 can crash upon an LDAP v1 bind request.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Isode M-Vault versions 16.0v0 through 17.x before 17.0v24 suffers from a denial-of-service vulnerability where processing a specially crafted LDAP v1 bind request causes the application to crash.

MitigationUpgrade Isode M-Vault to version 17.0v24 or later to address this vulnerability.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
M VaultApplication
Affected:>= 16.0v0, <= 17.0v3

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify installed Isode M-Vault version
    Run the product's version command or check the software metadata (such as 'mvault --version', 'vault version', or the installed package details depending on your installation method)
    Affected if The version is 16.0v0 through 17.0v3 (inclusive) - versions in this range are vulnerable
  2. Locate LDAP server configuration
    Locate the M-Vault LDAP server configuration file (typically in the product's config directory, often named ldap.conf, mvault.conf, or similar depending on your setup)
    Affected if No configuration file found means LDAP server may not be running, or configuration location differs from expected paths
  3. Verify LDAP v1 bind request handling
    Inspect the LDAP configuration file for settings related to LDAP v1 protocol support or bind request processing (look for parameters like 'allowv1bind', 'protocolversion', 'ldaploglevel', or similar settings that control LDAP v1 behavior)
    Affected if LDAP v1 bind requests are explicitly allowed, or there is no restriction preventing v1 bind processing - the vulnerability requires v1 bind requests to be processed

You are affected if your installed Isode M-Vault version is between 16.0v0 and 17.0v3 AND your LDAP server configuration permits processing of LDAP v1 bind requests.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 17.0v3
Interim mitigation

Upgrade Isode M-Vault to version 17.0v24 or later to address this vulnerability.

Recommended fix High confidence

M-Vault 17.0v24

  1. 1. Backup the current M-Vault configuration and data directories.
  2. 2. Stop the M-Vault service.
  3. 3. Obtain the M-Vault 17.0v24 release from Isode (contact support or visit www.isode.com).
  4. 4. Install M-Vault version 17.0v24 following the standard installation procedure.
  5. 5. Verify the installation by checking the version number.
  6. 6. Restart the M-Vault service.
  7. 7. Test LDAP functionality to confirm the service no longer crashes on LDAP v1 bind requests.
Caveat Review release notes for 17.0v24 for any new features or configuration changes that may affect existing setups.

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in M Vault Scoped from the published advisory
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