Server: temporary DoS via crafted pattern searches
Published Aug 29, 2008
7.1
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.55%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.1.1
- 7.1
- 7.1
- 7.1
- 7.1
- 7.1
- 7.1
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 for RHEL 3
redhat-ds-0:7.1SP7-14.RHEL3
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0596
Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 for RHEL 4
redhat-ds-0:7.1SP7-14.RHEL4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0596
Red Hat Directory Server 8 for RHEL 5
redhat-ds-admin-0:8.0.4-3.el5dsrv
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0602
Red Hat Directory Server 8 for RHEL 5
redhat-ds-base-0:8.0.4-7.el5dsrv
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0602
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 for RHEL 3 | redhat-ds-0:7.1SP7-14.RHEL3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0596 |
| Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 for RHEL 4 | redhat-ds-0:7.1SP7-14.RHEL4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0596 |
| Red Hat Directory Server 8 for RHEL 5 | redhat-ds-admin-0:8.0.4-3.el5dsrv | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0602 |
| Red Hat Directory Server 8 for RHEL 5 | redhat-ds-base-0:8.0.4-7.el5dsrv | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0602 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.55% (0.06555) | 93.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.55% (0.06555) | 92.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 14.65% (0.14648) | 93.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 16.37% (0.16368) | 91.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 14.65% (0.14648) | 93.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 6.49% (0.06494) | 93.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 14, 2024 | 9.72% (0.09720) | 94.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 10.65% (0.10646) | 94.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 90.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (20)
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01532861 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31565 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31627 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31702 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31867 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020773 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/release-notes/7.1SP7/index.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0602.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0858.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30871 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2480 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2930 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454065 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44733 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2930
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6078 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0596.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2930
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00521.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00708.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
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