Denial of Service Vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Directory Server
CVE-2007-6742

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
IBM
Status
Tivoli Directory Server
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 April 2011

Summary

A vulnerability exists in the get_filter_list function of IBM Tivoli Directory Server 5.2 prior to version 5.2.0.5-TIV-ITDS-LA0006. The function fails to correctly parse certain sub-filters, allowing remote authenticated users to create a malformed search filter. This can trigger an infinite loop, resulting in a denial of service condition that can disrupt normal operations of the server.

References

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IO07450
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http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24029663
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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