CVE-2008-2943

Description

Double free vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) 6.1.0.0 through 6.1.0.15 allows remote authenticated administrators to cause a denial of service (ABEND) and possibly execute arbitrary code by using ldapadd to attempt to create a duplicate ibm-globalAdminGroup LDAP database entry. NOTE: the vendor states "There is no real risk of a vulnerability," although there are likely scenarios in which a user is allowed to make administrative LDAP requests but does not have the privileges to stop the server.

Category

6.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.35% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43465 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1970 vdb entry
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IO09113 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30010 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30786 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2943?
CVE-2008-2943 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2943?
To fix CVE-2008-2943, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-2943 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2943 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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