CVE-2009-2456
Novell eDirectory 8.8 - Denial of Service via LDAP RDN Wildcard Handling
Title source: llmDescription
The DS\NDSD component in Novell eDirectory 8.8 before SP5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ndsd core dump) via an LDAP request containing multiple . (dot) wildcard characters in the Relative Distinguished Name (RDN).
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/34160
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/55848
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51705
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35666
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1883
Scores
EPSS
0.0223
EPSS Percentile
84.8%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
novell/edirectory
8.8 (5 CPE variants)
Published
Jul 14, 2009
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026