Vulnerability in Red Hat Directory Server 11
CVE-2024-6237
A flaw was found in the 389 Directory Server. This flaw allows an unauthenticated user to cause a systematic server crash while sending a specific extended search request, leading to a denial of service.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (59.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Directory Server 11
- Red Hat Directory Server 12.4 For Rhel 9 — versions 9040020240723122852.1674d574
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 — versions 0:2.4.5-9.el9_4
- Red Hat 389 Directory Server
- Red Hat Directory Server — versions 12.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4997 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:5192 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6237 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/389ds/389-ds-base/issues/5989 (Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-6237?
- CVE-2024-6237 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Directory Server 11, classified under CWE-230. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-07-09.
- How severe is CVE-2024-6237?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-6237 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.