CVE-2007-6742
The get_filter_list function in IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) 5.2 before 5.2.0.5-TIV-ITDS-LA0006 does not properly perform certain sub filter parsing, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.97%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The get_filter_list function in IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) 5.2 before 5.2.0.5-TIV-ITDS-LA0006 does not properly perform certain sub filter parsing, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed search filter.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.97% probability · 61th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- ibm/tivoli directory server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.