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Resource Management Errors

CVE-2009-5073

Medium
4/10

Summary

IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) 6.0 before 6.0.0.59 (aka 6.0.0.8-TIV-ITDS-IF0001) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and daemon hang) by adding a nested group that contains the Distinguished Name (DN) of its parent entry.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • SINGLE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL

CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Resource management errors is not a weakness in and of itself, rather it is a category of weaknesses related to improper management of system resources. If not addressed, the weaknesses in this category can lead to unexpected software behavior, loss of access, file modification, sensitive information disclosure, system crash, denial of service, and code execution.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published