389-ds-base Extended Search Request denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in 389-ds-base. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Extended Search Request Handler. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-6237. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in 389-ds-base (unknown version). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Extended Search Request Handler. 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. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-6237 since 06/21/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 210486 (RHEL 9 : redhat-ds:12 (RHSA-2024:4997)), 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 (210486) and EUVD (EUVD-2024-47979). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 210486
Nessus Name: RHEL 9 : redhat-ds:12 (RHSA-2024:4997)

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/21/2024 🔍
07/09/2024 +18 days 🔍
07/09/2024 +0 days 🔍
07/05/2025 +361 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-6237 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-6237
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-270744
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2024 18:24
Updated: 07/05/2025 11:34
Changes: 07/09/2024 18:24 (49), 07/12/2024 22:51 (22), 11/08/2024 01:13 (3), 07/05/2025 11:34 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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