# CVE-2009-3089: Null dereference in n/a

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

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Sep 2009
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-67fc-qg8q-p5jx

## 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: 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.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2011-1206](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1206/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-1975](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1975/): Command injection in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2009-3088](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3088/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2007-6742](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6742/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2015-1974](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1974/): Security feature bypass in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-3089 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3089/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3089/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3089
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3089
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-3089

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