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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-6237

A flaw was found in the 389 Directory Server.

Published Jul 9, 2024 · catalog updated Nov 6, 2026 · directory server

Last checked Nov 9, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-6237. EPSS is 0.92%. Act only if a listed version of directory server is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.92%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe redhat/389 directory server · cpe redhat/directory server · cpe redhat/enterprise linux

A flaw was found in the 389 Directory Server. This flaw allows an unauthenticated user to cause a systematic server crash while sending a specific extended search request, leading to a denial of service.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe redhat/389 directory serverversion unspecified
  • cpe redhat/directory server12.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux9.0

How to fix CVE-2024-6237

  • No stored fix

    No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in 12.0 · 1 other packages on the advisory

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-6237. EPSS is 0.92%. Act only if a listed version of directory server is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with redhat/directory server 12.0; redhat/enterprise linux 9.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-230. EPSS 0.92%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 9, 2024 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A flaw was found in the 389 Directory Server. This flaw allows an unauthenticated user to cause a systematic server crash while sending a specific extended search request, leading to a denial of service.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A flaw was found in the 389 Directory Server. This flaw allows an unauthenticated user to cause a systematic server crash while sending a specific extended search request, leading to a denial of service.

  3. Nov 6, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A flaw was found in the 389 Directory Server. This flaw allows an unauthenticated user to cause a systematic server crash while sending a specific extended search request, leading to a denial of service.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-6237

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2024-6237

    A flaw was found in the 389 Directory Server. This flaw allows an unauthenticated user to cause a systematic server crash while sending a specific extended search request, leading to a denial of service.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 9, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgNov 7, 2026
  • NIST NVDNov 7, 2026