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CVE-2008-3283: fedora directory_server Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 7.8v2.0HighModified
Published 29-08-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-3283 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in fedora directory_server. EPSS estimates a 2.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.85%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Duplicates 2
RHSA-2008:0596RHSA-2008:0602RHSA-2008:0858CVE-2008-3284CVE-2008-3518

Timeline

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

Description

Multiple memory leaks in Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7, Red Hat Directory Server 8, and Fedora Directory Server 1.1.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving (1) the authentication / bind phase and (2) anonymous LDAP search requests.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.85%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.85% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.85%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Fedora1 product
Redhat1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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