Medium severity · published Jul 9, 2024
CVE-2024-6237
389-ds-base: unauthenticated user can trigger a dos by sending a specific extended search request
6.5
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 60% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RH
Red Hat Directory Server 12.4 for RHEL 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
3D
389 Directory Server · Redhat
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
DS
Directory Server · Redhat
12.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
9.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
RH
Red Hat Directory Server 12.4 for RHEL 9
Red Hat
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6237
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6237
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4997
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:5192
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6237
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2293579
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/389ds/389-ds-base/issues/5989
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