CVE-2010-4217 Use after free in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the IBM Tivoli Directory Server daemon via a specific unbind request during a search operation.

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-2010-4217?

CVE-2010-4217 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Nov 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the proxy server in IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) 6.0.0.x before 6.0.0.8-TIV-ITDS-IF0007 and 6.1.x before 6.1.0-TIV-ITDS-FP0005 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an unbind request that occurs during a certain search operation.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4217?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Tivoli Directory Server.

How do I fix CVE-2010-4217?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4217 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2010-4217 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4217 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-272m-2g9c-jj9w.

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