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CVE-2024-6237

A flaw was found in the 389 Directory Server. This flaw allows an unauthenticated user to cause a systematic server cras

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.01064
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  • SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-230Improper Handling of Missing Values
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Affected Products & Versions

3
redhat directory serverall versions
redhat 389 directory serverall versions
redhat enterprise linuxall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD09 Jul 2024 · 05:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
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Vendor Advisories

3
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:14227-1
rhsaRHSA-2024:4997Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2024:5192Moderate
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6237Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2293579Issue Tracking
https://github.com/389ds/389-ds-base/issues/5989Issue Tracking
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