CVE-2010-0708 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the Sun Directory Server daemon via a crafted LDAP search request, 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-2010-0708?

CVE-2010-0708 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Feb 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in (1) ns-slapd and (2) slapd.exe in Sun Directory Server Enterprise Edition 7.0, Sun Java System Directory Server 5.2, and Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.0 through 6.3.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted LDAP search request.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0708?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sun Java System Directory Server.

How do I fix CVE-2010-0708?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-0708 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-2010-0708 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0708 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-849f-xm79-q5pg.

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