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CVE-2009-5073 json

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…

published 15y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2009-5028

cvss
4.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.9%
EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
public exploits
0
none known

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.

Patch / fix

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Exploit prediction

0.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors

References

Sources

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