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CVE-2009-2456

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 2.55%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-07-14 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2009-2456
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
2.55%

Original NVD Description

The DS\NDSD component in Novell eDirectory 8.8 before SP5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ndsd core dump) via an LDAP request containing multiple . (dot) wildcard characters in the Relative Distinguished Name (RDN).