CVE-2009-3862 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Novell eDirectory by sending a specific LDAP search request with a NULL BaseDN value.
- 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-2009-3862?
CVE-2009-3862 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Novell Edirectory, published on 4 Nov 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The NDSD process in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 before 8.7.3.10 ftf2 and eDirectory 8.8 before 8.8.5 ftf1 does not properly handle certain LDAP search requests, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a search request with a NULL BaseDN value.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3862?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Novell Edirectory.
How do I fix CVE-2009-3862?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-3862 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2009-3862 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3862 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Novell Edirectory
Sources
Also known as GHSA-65rr-xh87-mv6j.