CVE-2008-2930

N/A Unknown
Published: August 29, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7, Red Hat Directory Server 8, and Fedora Directory Server 1.1.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and search outage) via crafted LDAP search requests with patterns, related to a single-threaded regular-expression subsystem.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01532861
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/31565
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/31627
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/31702
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/31867
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020773
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/release-notes/7.1SP7/index.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0602.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0858.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30871
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2480
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454065
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44733
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6078
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0596.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00521.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00708.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01532861
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31565
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31627
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31702
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31867
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020773
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/release-notes/7.1SP7/index.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0602.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0858.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30871
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2480
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454065
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44733
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6078
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0596.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00521.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00708.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

34 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
15.2%
95th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

fedora redhat

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