CVE-2009-5073 Denial of service in n/a
Authenticated users can cause a denial of service in IBM Tivoli Directory Server by creating a nested group with a circular parent reference.
- 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-2009-5073?
CVE-2009-5073 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
IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) 6.0 before 6.0.0.59 (aka 6.0.0.8-TIV-ITDS-IF0001) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and daemon hang) by adding a nested group that contains the Distinguished Name (DN) of its parent entry.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-5073?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Tivoli Directory Server.
How do I fix CVE-2009-5073?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-5073 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-2009-5073 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-5073 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7x46-w25m-c3rr.