CVE-2024-45650Network attack vector

LDAP server crash via extended-operation termination

Published Jan 31, 2025 · Updated Jan 31, 2025

Denial of service in IBM Security Verify Directory 10.0 through 10.0.3 allows remote attackers to crash the LDAP server. The ibmslapd process mishandles termination of an LDAP extended-operation transaction and exits with a segmentation fault. No authentication or user interaction is required; the documented consequence is interruption of the directory service, not data access or modification.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.40%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in IBM Security Verify Directory 10.0 through 10.0.3 allows remote attackers to crash the LDAP server. The ibmslapd process mishandles termination of an LDAP extended-operation transaction and exits with a segmentation fault. No authentication or user interaction is required; the documented consequence is interruption of the directory service, not data access or modification.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-45650
Published
Jan 31, 2025
Updated
Jan 31, 2025
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Security Verify Directory
Classifications
CWE-754, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 31, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 31, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.0.0 <=10.0.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Security Verify Directoryversion=10.0.0 <=10.0.3

Published CVSS scores

7.5IBM X-ForceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-754Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
T1499.004Endpoint Denial of Service: Application or System Exploitation

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