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
Published Nov 4, 2009
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.31%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 8.7.3
- 8.7.3
- 8.7.3
- 8.7.3
- 8.7.3
- 8.7.3
- 8.7.3
- 8.7.3
- 8.7.3
- 8.7.3.8
- 8.7.3.9
- 8.8
- 8.8
- 8.8
- 8.8
- 8.8
- 8.8.1
- 8.8.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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 3, 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 3, 2026 | 2.31% (0.02311) | 82.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.31% (0.02311) | 81.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.67% (0.00667) | 69.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 3, 2025 | 3.71% (0.03708) | 91.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.44% (0.02445) | 90.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 2.44% (0.02445) | 88.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.39% (0.02391) | 88.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7004721 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36902 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3120 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-075/ x_refsource_MISCPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7004721 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36902 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3120 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-075/ | x_refsource_MISCPatch |
Change history (0)
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