Red Hat Directory Server 11/12 389-ds-base denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Red Hat Directory Server 11/12. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component 389-ds-base. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-3657. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Red Hat Directory Server 11/12. This affects some unknown processing of the component 389-ds-base. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

A flaw was found in 389-ds-base. A specially-crafted LDAP query can potentially cause a failure on the directory server, leading to a denial of service

It is possible to read the advisory at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-3657 since 04/11/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/05/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 210037 (SUSE SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : 389-ds (SUSE-SU-2024:3844-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (210037) and EUVD (EUVD-2024-32233). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 210037
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : 389-ds (SUSE-SU-2024:3844-1)

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/11/2024 🔍
05/28/2024 +47 days 🔍
05/28/2024 +0 days 🔍
07/05/2025 +403 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: access.redhat.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-3657 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-3657
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-266391
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/28/2024 15:15
Updated: 07/05/2025 06:40
Changes: 05/28/2024 15:15 (62), 06/12/2024 13:39 (1), 11/01/2024 11:07 (3), 07/05/2025 06:40 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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