CVE-2024-6237

moderate-risk
Published 2024-07-09

A flaw was found in the 389 Directory Server. This flaw allows an unauthenticated user to cause a systematic server crash while sending a specific extended search request, leading to a denial of service.

Do I need to act?

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0.82% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
6
CVSS 6.5/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Directory Server
389 Directory Server

Affected Vendors

Redhat

References (8)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4997
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:5192
Vendor Advisory https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6237
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2293579
Issue Tracking https://github.com/389ds/389-ds-base/issues/5989
Vendor Advisory https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6237
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2293579
Issue Tracking https://github.com/389ds/389-ds-base/issues/5989
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moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 3/34 · Minimal
Exposure 9/34 · Low