CVE-2024-6237
Publication date 9 July 2024
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Description
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 389-ds-base | 25.10 questing |
Not affected
|
| 25.04 plucky |
Not affected
|
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6237
- https://github.com/389ds/389-ds-base/issues/5989
- https://github.com/389ds/389-ds-base/commit/e8dd583685e6143f2027f97569de4cc45ba46e14 (389-ds-base-2.4.5)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6237
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2293579