CVE-2008-7287

medium

Published 2011-04-21 · Modified 2026-04-29

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

4.0

Description

Multiple memory leaks in the (1) ldap_init and (2) ldap_url_search_direct API functions in IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) 5.2 before 5.2.0.5-TIV-ITDS-LA0007 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by making many function calls.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
ibm	tivoli_directory_server	`5.2.0`
ibm	tivoli_directory_server	`5.2.0.4`

References

CWEs

CWE-399

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.