7.1

CVE-2008-2930: fedora directory_server Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 7.1v2.0HighModified
Published 29-08-2008Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-2930 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in fedora directory_server. EPSS estimates a 6.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
40/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
6.55%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3

Timeline

  1. 29-08-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7, Red Hat Directory Server 8, and Fedora Directory Server 1.1.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and search outage) via crafted LDAP search requests with patterns, related to a single-threaded regular-expression subsystem.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

6.55%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 6.55% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
6.55%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databasedoslinuxVerified

    RedHat 8/9 - Directory Server Crafted Search Pattern Denial of Service

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Fedora1 product
Redhat1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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