CVE-2010-4786 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.0 Published 21 Apr 2011 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Authenticated remote attackers can crash the IBM Tivoli Directory Server daemon via a paged search when idle timeout is configured.

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-2010-4786?

CVE-2010-4786 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 6.0.0.63 (aka 6.0.0.8-TIV-ITDS-IF0005) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or hang) via a paged search, as demonstrated by a certain idsldapsearch command, related to an improper ibm-slapdIdleTimeOut configuration setting.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4786?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Tivoli Directory Server.

How do I fix CVE-2010-4786?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4786 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-2010-4786 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4786 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8j2c-qwhx-7qj4.