# CVE-2024-45650: IBM Security Verify Directory denial of service

> Attackers can cause a denial of service in IBM Security Verify Directory by sending a malicious LDAP extended operation.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 31 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-96h7-cv3r-xqwx

## What is CVE-2024-45650?

CVE-2024-45650 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Directory, published on 31 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Security Verify Directory 10.0 through 10.0.3 is vulnerable to a denial of service when sending an LDAP extended operation.

Weakness: CWE-754 (Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45650?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Security Verify Directory.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-45650?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45650 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-45650 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45650 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Verify Directory

- [CVE-2024-51450](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-51450/): IBM Security Verify Directory Command Execution (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2025-1411](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1411/): IBM Security Verify Directory Container command execution (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2025-36074](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36074/): Security vulnerability has been detected in IBM Security Verify Directory (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2022-32751](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32751/): IBM Security Verify Directory information disclosure (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2022-32754](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32754/): IBM Security Verify Directory cross-site scripting (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-45650 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-45650 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Directory, published on 31 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45650 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Security Verify Directory. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45650/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45650/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45650
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45650
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-45650

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45650/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.