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TI-2009-04825 Aliases CVE-2009-5073GHSA-7x46-w25m-c3rr

IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) 6.0 before 6.0.0.59 (aka 6.0.0.8-TIV-ITDS-IF0001)…

Priority LOW 21CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) 6.0 before 6.0.0.59 (aka 6.0.0.8-TIV-ITDS-IF0001) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and daemon hang) by adding a nested group that contains the Distinguished Name (DN) of its parent entry.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00883 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 17

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.0.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.0.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.0.7VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.0.8VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.0.14VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.0.19VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.0.33VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.0.41VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.0.45VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0.7 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0.8 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0.14 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0.19 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0.33 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0.41 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0.45 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 7 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.0.52VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.0.53VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.0.54VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.0.55VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.0.56VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.0.57VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.0.58VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0.52 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0.53 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0.54 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0.55 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0.56 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0.57 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_directory_server:6.0.0.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0.58 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-5073
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7x46-w25m-c3rr

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2011-01055 Stack-based buffer overflow in the server process in ibmslapd.exe in IBM Tivoli Directory… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-02944 IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2009-02943 Heap-based buffer overflow in ibmdiradm in IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) 6.0 on Linux… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2015-01778 Directory traversal vulnerability in the Web Administration tool in IBM Tivoli Directory… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2013-05561 IBM GSKit 7.x before 7.0.4.48 and 8.x before 8.0.50.16, as used in IBM Security Directory… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2012-01969 IBM Global Security Kit (aka GSKit) before 8.0.14.22, as used in IBM Rational Directory… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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