CVE-2008-2943 describes a double free vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) versions 6.1.0.0 through 6.1.0.15. This flaw allows remote authenticated administrators to trigger a denial of service (ABEND) and potentially execute arbitrary code by attempting to create a duplicate ibm-globalAdminGroup LDAP database entry using ldapadd. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.0, indicating a medium severity, with a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vendor downplayed the risk, exploit code for a denial of service is publicly available via ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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