{"id":"CVE-2024-6237","title":"389-ds-base: unauthenticated user can trigger a dos by sending a specific extended search request","summary":"A flaw was found in the 389 Directory Server. This flaw allows an unauthenticated user to cause a systematic server crash while sending a specific extended search request, leading to a denial of service.","severity":"medium","cvss":6.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-230"],"vendor":"Red Hat","product":"389-ds-base","affected":["389-ds-base < 2.4.5","redhat-ds:12 (all versions)","389-ds-base (all versions)","redhat-ds:11/389-ds-base","389-ds-base","389-ds-base","389-ds-base","389-ds:1.4/389-ds-base"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2024-07-13T20:16:20.543543Z"},"published":"2024-07-09","updated":"2026-11-06","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-06T20:34:50.259Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6237","references":[{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4997","label":"RHSA-2024:4997"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:5192","label":"RHSA-2024:5192"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6237"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2293579","label":"RHBZ#2293579"},{"url":"https://github.com/389ds/389-ds-base/issues/5989"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00923,"epssPercentile":0.6061,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-06T21:04:04.246Z","slug":"CVE-2024-6237","body":"## Overview\n\nA flaw was found in the 389 Directory Server. This flaw allows an unauthenticated user to cause a systematic server crash while sending a specific extended search request, leading to a denial of service.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `389-ds-base < 2.4.5`\n- `redhat-ds:12 (all versions)`\n- `389-ds-base (all versions)`\n- `redhat-ds:11/389-ds-base`\n- `389-ds-base`\n- `389-ds-base`\n- `389-ds-base`\n- `389-ds:1.4/389-ds-base`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nMitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":36,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":35.8,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}