(ITS#5342) DN and naming attribute mismatch

[richton@nbcs.rutgers.edu]

Full_Name: Aaron Richton
Version: 2.3.40
OS: Solaris 9
URL: ftp://ftp.openldap.org/incoming/
Submission from: (NULL) (128.6.31.135)


$ ldapsearch -LLL '(cn=172.23.58.210)'
dn:: Y249MbcyLjIzLjU4LjIxMCxjbj1DbGllbnRzLGNuPVJlc05ldCBTZXJ2aWNlIENvbmZpZyxvd
 T1Ib3N0IENvbmZpZyxvPVJ1dGdlcnMgQ0NGLGM9VVM=
objectClass: top
objectClass: dhcpHost
cn: 172.23.58.210
dhcpStatements: fixed-address 172.23.58.210
dhcpHWAddress: ethernet 00:17:3f:bf:c2:04


Is it just me, or does my cn attribute not match the cn in the dn? Uhhh...now
what?
(and no, I wasn't using an editor on the bdb files, or whatever other conspiracy
theory is out there.) Also, if it helps, you can see on openldap-software my
other misadventures with 2.3.40...this is just one that's really easy to prove.