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CVE-2009-5072

Memory leak in the ldap_explode_dn function in IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) 6.0 before 6.0.0...

4.0 Medium

Memory leak in the ldap_explode_dn function in IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) 6.0 before 6.0.0.61 (aka 6.0.0.8-TIV-ITDS-IF0003) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an empty string argument.

Exploit likelihood

0.88%Down 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.0

Memory leak in the ldap_explode_dn function in IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) 6.0 before 6.0.0.61 (aka 6.0.0.8-TIV-ITDS-IF0003) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an empty string argument.

Record
CVE-2009-5072
CVSS 2.0
4.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-399
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Memory leak in the ldap_explode_dn function in IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) 6.0 before 6.0.0.61 (aka 6.0.0.8-TIV-ITDS-IF0003) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an empty string argument.

Record
CVE-2009-5072
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-5027 No score

Memory leak in the ldap_explode_dn function in IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) 6.0 before 6.0.0.61 (aka 6.0.0.8-TIV-ITDS-IF0003) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an empty string argument.

Record
EUVD-2009-5027
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-phq4-3v3g-6mh6 No score

Memory leak in the ldap_explode_dn function in IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) 6.0 before 6.0.0...

Memory leak in the ldap_explode_dn function in IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) 6.0 before 6.0.0.61 (aka 6.0.0.8-TIV-ITDS-IF0003) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an empty string argument.

Record
GHSA-phq4-3v3g-6mh6
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2009-5072 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Ibm Tivoli Directory Server, published April 21, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.88%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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