CVE-2011-1821 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

Authenticated remote attackers can cause a denial of service in IBM Tivoli Directory Server via a specific changelog search.

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-2011-1821?

CVE-2011-1821 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) 5.2 before 5.2.0.5-TIV-ITDS-IF0010 on Windows allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon hang) via a cn=changelog search.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1821?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Tivoli Directory Server.

How do I fix CVE-2011-1821?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1821 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-2011-1821 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1821 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cjr4-fm4c-52m9.

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