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CVE-2008-3283

Multiple memory leaks in Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7, Red Hat Directory Server 8, and...

7.8 High

Multiple memory leaks in Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7, Red Hat Directory Server 8, and Fedora Directory Server 1.1.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving (1) the authentication / bind phase and (2) anonymous LDAP search requests.

Exploit likelihood

2.85%Down 1.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.8

Multiple memory leaks in Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7, Red Hat Directory Server 8, and Fedora Directory Server 1.1.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving (1) the authentication / bind phase and (2) anonymous LDAP search requests.

Record
CVE-2008-3283
CVSS 2.0
7.8 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness
CWE-399
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Multiple memory leaks in Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7, Red Hat Directory Server 8, and Fedora Directory Server 1.1.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving (1) the authentication / bind phase and (2) anonymous LDAP search requests.

Record
CVE-2008-3283
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3271No score

Multiple memory leaks in Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7, Red Hat Directory Server 8, and Fedora Directory Server 1.1.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving (1) the authentication / bind phase and (2) anonymous LDAP search requests.

Record
EUVD-2008-3271
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vxv8-22w3-3cgmNo score

Multiple memory leaks in Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7, Red Hat Directory Server 8, and...

Multiple memory leaks in Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7, Red Hat Directory Server 8, and Fedora Directory Server 1.1.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving (1) the authentication / bind phase and (2) anonymous LDAP search requests.

Record
GHSA-vxv8-22w3-3cgm
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
redhat-ds
Red Hat:directory_server:7.1
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:7.1SP7-14.RHEL4
0:7.1SP7-14.RHEL4
redhat-ds-admin
Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:8.0.4-3.el5dsrv
0:8.0.4-3.el5dsrv
redhat-ds-admin-debuginfo
Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:8.0.4-3.el5dsrv
0:8.0.4-3.el5dsrv
redhat-ds-base
Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:8.0.4-7.el5dsrv
0:8.0.4-7.el5dsrv
redhat-ds-base-debuginfo
Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:8.0.4-7.el5dsrv
0:8.0.4-7.el5dsrv
redhat-ds-base-devel
Red Hat:directory_server:8::el5
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:8.0.4-7.el5dsrv
0:8.0.4-7.el5dsrv
redhat-ds-base
Red Hat:enterprise_ipa:1.0
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:8.0.4-7.el5dsrv
0:8.0.4-7.el5dsrv
redhat-ds-base-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_ipa:1.0
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:8.0.4-7.el5dsrv
0:8.0.4-7.el5dsrv
redhat-ds-base-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_ipa:1.0
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:8.0.4-7.el5dsrv
0:8.0.4-7.el5dsrv

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-3283 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Fedora Directory Server, published August 29, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.85%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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