CVE-2009-5072 Denial of service in n/a
Remote authenticated users can cause a denial of service via memory consumption in IBM Tivoli Directory Server.
- 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-2009-5072?
CVE-2009-5072 is a medium-severity denial of service 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
Memory leak in the ldap_explode_dn function in IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) 6.0 before 6.0.0.61 (aka 6.0.0.8-TIV-ITDS-IF0003) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an empty string argument.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-5072?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Tivoli Directory Server.
How do I fix CVE-2009-5072?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-5072 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-2009-5072 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-5072 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-phq4-3v3g-6mh6.