CVE-2007-6743 Use after free in n/a

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

Remote authenticated users can cause a denial of service in IBM Tivoli Directory Server via search operations triggering recursive filter_free calls.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2007-6743?

CVE-2007-6743 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Apr 2011. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Double free vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) 5.2 before 5.2.0.5-TIV-ITDS-LA0005 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (ABEND) via search operations that trigger recursive filter_free calls.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6743?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Tivoli Directory Server.

How do I fix CVE-2007-6743?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-6743 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2007-6743 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6743 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v84r-36mf-8fpw.

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