#VU97939 Input validation error in 389-ds-base - CVE-2024-8445

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#VU97939 Input validation error in 389-ds-base - CVE-2024-8445

Published: October 2, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU97939
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8445
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
389-ds-base
Software vendor:
389 Directory Server Project

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote user can pass specially crafted input for "userPassword" and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Note, the vulnerability exists due to an insufficient fix for #VU93311 (CVE-2024-2199).


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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