CVE-2024-6237

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

Severity Score

5.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Attend

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Attend

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Yes

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-06-21 CVE Reserved
2024-07-09 CVE Published
2024-08-13 EPSS Updated
2024-11-24 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-230: Improper Handling of Missing Values

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
https://github.com/389ds/389-ds-base/issues/5989

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6237	2024-07-09
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2293579	2024-07-09
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4997	2024-11-24
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:5192	2024-11-24

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Linux Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux"				*		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Directory Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Directory Server"				*		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"				*		-		Affected
Alma Search vendor "Alma"		Linux Search vendor "Alma" for product "Linux"				*		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Linux Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux"				*		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "389 Directory Server"				*		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"				*		-		Affected
Rocky Search vendor "Rocky"		Linux Search vendor "Rocky" for product "Linux"				*		-		Affected