Denial of Service Vulnerability in Novell eDirectory Products
CVE-2009-3862

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Key Information:

Vendor: Novell
Status: Edirectory
Vendor: CVE Published:; 4 November 2009

What is CVE-2009-3862?

The NDSD process in Novell eDirectory versions 8.7.3 prior to 8.7.3.10 ftf2 and 8.8 prior to 8.8.5 ftf1 is vulnerable due to improper handling of specific LDAP search requests. Attackers can exploit this weakness by sending a search request containing a NULL BaseDN value, which can lead to an application hang and denial of service. This vulnerability poses a significant threat to service availability and stability.

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