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NOTE: the vendor states \"There is no real risk of a vulnerability,\" although there are likely scenarios in which a user is allowed to make administrative LDAP requests but does not have the privileges to stop the server.","status":"published","published":"2008-06-30T21:41:00Z","modified":"2026-06-16T22:54:47.503Z","cvss":[{"version":"2.0","score":6,"vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-399"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:01:27.025121Z"}]}}
