# CVE-2024-6237

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2024-6237
- **Severity:** MEDIUM
- **CVSS Score:** 6.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
- **CWE:** CWE-230
- **Published:** Jul 9, 2024
- **Last Modified:** Mar 13, 2026

## Description

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.

## Affected Products

- Unknown product (0)
- Red Hat — Red Hat Directory Server 12.4 for RHEL 9 (9040020240723122852.1674d574)
- Red Hat — Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (0:2.4.5-9.el9_4)

## References

- [CNA](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4997)
- [CNA](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:5192)
- [CNA](https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6237)
- [CNA](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2293579)
- [CNA](https://github.com/389ds/389-ds-base/issues/5989)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.92%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 58.3

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-11._