---
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'
---

## Overview

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.

## 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`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

### Workarounds

Mitigation 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.