CVE-2009-2456

Description

The DS\NDSD component in Novell eDirectory 8.8 before SP5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ndsd core dump) via an LDAP request containing multiple . (dot) wildcard characters in the Relative Distinguished Name (RDN).

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.23% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/34160	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981
http://osvdb.org/55848	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51705	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35666	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1883	vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2456?: CVE-2009-2456 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2456?: To fix CVE-2009-2456, 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-2009-2456 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2009-2456 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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