CVE-2009-5073 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) versions 6.0 prior to 6.0.0.59. An authenticated remote attacker can trigger an infinite loop and daemon hang by creating a nested group that references its parent entry's Distinguished Name. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0, indicating a low severity, with an attack vector over the network, low attack complexity, and requiring authentication, leading to a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
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