Is CVE-2009-2456 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-2456 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-2456?

CVE-2009-2456 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2009-2456

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 2.5%EU EUVD

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).

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS score: 2.5% (85th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-2451)
Published: July 14, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-2451 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

novell / edirectory
novell / edirectory
novell / edirectory
novell / edirectory
novell / edirectory

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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