CVE-2009-2456

N/A Unknown
Published: July 14, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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).

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/55848
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34160
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35666
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1883
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51705
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/55848
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34160
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35666
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1883
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51705
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.2%
85th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

novell