# CVE-2008-2930: 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 den

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2008-08-29 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44733
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6078
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0602.html
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01532861
- http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/release-notes/7.1SP7/index.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31702
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0596.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31867
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2480
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30871
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00708.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0858.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020773
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454065
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31565
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31627
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00521.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32304

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