A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in IBM Tivoli Directory Server 6.0 (Directory Service Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) 6.0 on Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors, as demonstrated by a certain module in VulnDisco Pack Professional 8.11. NOTE: as of 20090903, this disclosure has no actionable information. However, because the VulnDisco Pack author is a reliable researcher, the issue is being assigned a CVE identifier for tracking purposes.

The weakness was disclosed 09/08/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-3090 since 09/08/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 12/17/2017). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Directory Service Software

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• IBM

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• Tivoli Directory Server

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• 6.0

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• commercial

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