Index: core/src/test/org/apache/ldap/server/jndi/SearchContextTest.java
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--- core/src/test/org/apache/ldap/server/jndi/SearchContextTest.java	(revision 280882)
+++ core/src/test/org/apache/ldap/server/jndi/SearchContextTest.java	(working copy)
@@ -261,4 +261,33 @@
 
         assertTrue( map.containsKey( "ou=subtest,ou=testing01,ou=system" ) );
     }
+    
+    public void testSearchFilterArgs() throws NamingException
+    {
+        SearchControls controls = new SearchControls();
+
+        controls.setSearchScope( SearchControls.ONELEVEL_SCOPE );
+
+        controls.setDerefLinkFlag( false );
+
+        sysRoot.addToEnvironment( DerefAliasesEnum.JNDI_PROP, DerefAliasesEnum.NEVERDEREFALIASES.getName() );
+
+        HashMap map = new HashMap();
+
+        NamingEnumeration list = sysRoot.search( "", "(| (ou={0}) (ou={1}))", new Object[] {"testing00", "testing01"}, controls );
+
+        while ( list.hasMore() )
+        {
+            SearchResult result = ( SearchResult ) list.next();
+
+            map.put( result.getName(), result.getAttributes() );
+        }
+
+        assertEquals( "Expected number of results returned was incorrect!", 2, map.size() );
+
+        assertTrue( map.containsKey( "ou=testing00,ou=system" ) );
+
+        assertTrue( map.containsKey( "ou=testing01,ou=system" ) );
+    }
+
 }
Index: core/src/main/java/org/apache/ldap/server/jndi/ServerDirContext.java
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--- core/src/main/java/org/apache/ldap/server/jndi/ServerDirContext.java	(revision 280882)
+++ core/src/main/java/org/apache/ldap/server/jndi/ServerDirContext.java	(working copy)
@@ -631,32 +631,44 @@
     public NamingEnumeration search( Name name, String filterExpr, Object[] filterArgs, SearchControls cons ) throws NamingException
     {
         int start;
+        int index;
 
         StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer( filterExpr );
         
         // Scan until we hit the end of the string buffer 
         for ( int ii = 0; ii < buf.length(); ii++ )
         {
-            // Advance until we hit the start of a variable
-            while ( '{' != buf.charAt( ii ) )
+            try
             {
-                ii++;
+                // Advance until we hit the start of a variable
+                while ( ii < buf.length() && '{' != buf.charAt( ii ) )
+                {
+                    ii++;
+                }
+                           
+                // Record start of variable at '{'
+                start = ii;
+                
+                // Advance to the end of a variable at '}'
+                while ( '}' != buf.charAt( ii ) )
+                {
+                    ii++;
+                }
             }
-            
-            // Record start of variable at '{'
-            start = ii;
-            
-            // Advance to the end of a variable at '}'
-            while ( '}' != buf.charAt( ii ) )
+            catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e)
             {
-                ii++;
+                // End of filter so done.
+                break;
             }
             
+            // Parse index
+            index = Integer.parseInt(buf.substring(start + 1, ii));
+            
             /*
              * Replace the '{ i }' with the string representation of the value
              * held in the filterArgs array at index index.
              */           
-            buf.replace( start, ii + 1, filterArgs[ii].toString() );
+            buf.replace( start, ii + 1, filterArgs[index].toString() );
         }
         
         return search( name, buf.toString(), cons );