Is CVE-2009-3862 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-3862 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-3862?

CVE-2009-3862 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2009-3862

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 2.3%EU EUVD

The NDSD process in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 before 8.7.3.10 ftf2 and eDirectory 8.8 before 8.8.5 ftf1 does not properly handle certain LDAP search requests, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a search request with a NULL BaseDN value.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-287
EPSS score: 2.3% (83th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-3833)
Published: November 4, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-3833 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

novell / edirectory
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References

http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7004721(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36902
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3120(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-075/(Patch)

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

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