What is CVE-2024-8445?

CVE-2024-8445 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Directory Server 11, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2024-09-05.

How severe is CVE-2024-8445?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-8445 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Red Hat Directory Server 11

CVE-2024-8445

The fix for CVE-2024-2199 in 389-ds-base was insufficient to cover all scenarios. In certain product versions, an authenticated user may cause a server crash while modifying `userPassword` using malformed input.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.004 (34.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Red Hat Directory Server 11
Red Hat Directory Server 12
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support — versions 0:1.3.11.1-7.el7_9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8445?: CVE-2024-8445 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Directory Server 11, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2024-09-05.
How severe is CVE-2024-8445?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-8445 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.