CVE-2009-3862

N/A Unknown
Published: November 04, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The NDSD process in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 before 8.7.3.10 ftf2 and eDirectory 8.8 before 8.8.5 ftf1 does not properly handle certain LDAP search requests, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a search request with a NULL BaseDN value.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7004721
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36902
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3120
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-075/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7004721
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36902
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3120
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-075/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.7%
71th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-287

Affected Vendors

novell

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