Denial of Service Vulnerability in Red Hat Directory Server by Red Hat
CVE-2010-2222

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Red Hat
Status
Red Hat Directory Server
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 November 2019

What is CVE-2010-2222?

The _ger_parse_control function in Red Hat Directory Server 8 and the 389 Directory Server has a vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit a crafted search query, resulting in a denial of service through a NULL pointer dereference. This exploit can lead to system instability and potential downtime, therefore users are advised to apply patches and update their systems to safeguard against this issue.

Affected Version(s)

Red Hat Directory Server 8

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-2222
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-2222
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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