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CVE-2024-6237

389-ds-base: unauthenticated user can trigger a dos by sending a specific extended search request

Published: Jul 9, 2024Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-230
NVD MITRE
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 44.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A flaw was found in the 389 Directory Server. This flaw allows an unauthenticated user to cause a systematic server crash while sending a specific extended search request, leading to a denial of service.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-230NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

Red Hat Directory Server 12.4 for RHEL 9Red Hat
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Directory Server 11Red Hat
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
red hatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4997
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:5192
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6237
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Timeline

Published
Jul 9, 2024
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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