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CVE-2024-6237: 389-ds-base: unauthenticated user can trigger a dos by sending a specific extended search request

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-07-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-230

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.

Affected products

• Red Hat 389 Directory Server: all versions
• RedHat Directory Server: 12.0
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux: 9.0

References

• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4997
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:5192
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6237
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2293579
• https://github.com/389ds/389-ds-base/issues/5989
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6237
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2293579
• https://github.com/389ds/389-ds-base/issues/5989

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