CVE-2009-3862 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Novell eDirectory versions 8.7.3 prior to 8.7.3.10 ftf2 and 8.8 prior to 8.8.5 ftf1. A remote attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted LDAP search request with a NULL BaseDN value, causing the NDSD process to hang. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and requires no authentication or complex attack vectors, leading to an application hang. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp2:windows:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp3:windows:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp4:windows:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp5:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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