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389-ds-base: unauthenticated user can trigger a dos by sending a specific extended search request

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2024-6237
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
5 Nov 2026, 05:52 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

389-ds-base: unauthenticated user can trigger a dos by sending a specific extended search request

core-osv · Original source

Published 9 Jul 2024, 16:39 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2024-6237
Complete source record
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