CVE-2008-7290 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Memory leak in the ldap_explode_rdn API function in IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) 5.2 before 5.2.0.5-TIV-ITDS-LA0007 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by making many function calls.

Published: 2011-04-21

Score: 4.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:5.2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:5.2.0.4:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-7243	Memory leak in the ldap_explode_rdn API function in IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) 5.2 before 5.2.0.5-TIV-ITDS-LA0007 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by making many function calls.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0036.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IO09680
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24029663

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Tivoli Directory Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2011-04-21T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T17:59:50.846Z

Reserved: 2011-04-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-7290

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-04-21T10:55:01.047

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2008-7290

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-399

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