CVE-2010-4216 — IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) 6.0.0.x before 6.0.0.8-TIV-ITDS-IF0007 does not properly handle invalid buffer references in LDAP BER requests, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via vectors involving a buffer that has a memory address near the maximum possible address

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IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) 6.0.0.x before 6.0.0.8-TIV-ITDS-IF0007 does not properly handle invalid buffer references in LDAP BER requests, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via vectors involving a buffer that has a memory address near the maximum possible address

Published Nov 9, 2010

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.44%

Description

IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) 6.0.0.x before 6.0.0.8-TIV-ITDS-IF0007 does not properly handle invalid buffer references in LDAP BER requests, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via vectors involving a buffer that has a memory address near the maximum possible address.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.44% 0.01440

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01440

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 (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.44% (0.01440)	72.23th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.47% (0.01469)	70.24th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.88% (0.00880)	73.73th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	3.49% (0.03493)	91.89th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	3.49% (0.03493)	90.06th	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)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-119

Buffer Overflow

References (5)

http://secunia.com/advisories/42116
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IO13306
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44604
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2863
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62977
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/42116		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IO13306		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44604		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2863		vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62977		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Nov 9, 2010

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Nov 9, 2010

Link CVE-2010-4216

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2010-4216

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2010-4216