VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-2457
The DS\NDSD component in Novell eDirectory 8.8 before SP5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed bind LDAP packet.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.42%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.42%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The DS\NDSD component in Novell eDirectory 8.8 before SP5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed bind LDAP packet.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.42% probability · 84th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- novell/edirectory
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.4% 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
- http://osvdb.org/55849
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34160Vendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35666
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1883Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51706
- http://osvdb.org/55849
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34160Vendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35666
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1883Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51706
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.