What is the severity of CVE-2009-2456?

CVE-2009-2456 has a medium severity rating due to its potential for denial of service.

How does CVE-2009-2456 affect Novell eDirectory?

CVE-2009-2456 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service through specially crafted LDAP requests.

How do I fix CVE-2009-2456?

To mitigate CVE-2009-2456, upgrade Novell eDirectory to version 8.8 SP5 or later.

Which versions of Novell eDirectory are affected by CVE-2009-2456?

CVE-2009-2456 affects Novell eDirectory versions 8.8 up to SP4.

What is the impact of CVE-2009-2456 on system availability?

CVE-2009-2456 can lead to a core dump of the ndsd process, resulting in system downtime.

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CVE-2009-2456

medium

CWE

14/7/2009

7/8/2024

CVE-2009-2456

First published: Tue Jul 14 2009(Updated: )

The DS\NDSD component in Novell eDirectory 8.8 before SP5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ndsd core dump) via an LDAP request containing multiple . (dot) wildcard characters in the Relative Distinguished Name (RDN).

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Novell Edirectory	=8.8
Novell Edirectory	=8.8-sp1
Novell Edirectory	=8.8-sp2
Novell Edirectory	=8.8-sp3
Novell Edirectory	=8.8-sp4

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2456?
CVE-2009-2456 has a medium severity rating due to its potential for denial of service.
How does CVE-2009-2456 affect Novell eDirectory?
CVE-2009-2456 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service through specially crafted LDAP requests.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2456?
To mitigate CVE-2009-2456, upgrade Novell eDirectory to version 8.8 SP5 or later.
Which versions of Novell eDirectory are affected by CVE-2009-2456?
CVE-2009-2456 affects Novell eDirectory versions 8.8 up to SP4.
What is the impact of CVE-2009-2456 on system availability?
CVE-2009-2456 can lead to a core dump of the ndsd process, resulting in system downtime.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2456?
CVE-2009-2456 has a medium severity rating due to its potential for denial of service.
How does CVE-2009-2456 affect Novell eDirectory?
CVE-2009-2456 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service through specially crafted LDAP requests.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2456?
To mitigate CVE-2009-2456, upgrade Novell eDirectory to version 8.8 SP5 or later.
Which versions of Novell eDirectory are affected by CVE-2009-2456?
CVE-2009-2456 affects Novell eDirectory versions 8.8 up to SP4.
What is the impact of CVE-2009-2456 on system availability?
CVE-2009-2456 can lead to a core dump of the ndsd process, resulting in system downtime.