CVE-2009-3089 Null dereference in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the IBM Tivoli Directory Server daemon via a null pointer dereference, causing denial of service.

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

What is CVE-2009-3089?

CVE-2009-3089 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Sep 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via unspecified vectors, related to (1) the ibmslapd.exe daemon on Windows and (2) the ibmdiradm daemon in the administration server on Linux, as demonstrated by certain modules in VulnDisco Pack Professional 8.11, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-0717. 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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3089?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Tivoli Directory Server.

How do I fix CVE-2009-3089?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-3089 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2009-3089 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3089 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-67fc-qg8q-p5jx.

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