CVE-2007-6742: IBM Tivoli Directory Server

Medium severity, CVSS 6.8. EPSS: 1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The get_filter_list function in IBM Tivoli Directory Server (TDS) 5.2 before 5.2.0.5-TIV-ITDS-LA0006 does not properly perform certain sub filter parsing, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed search filter.

Affected products

• IBM Tivoli Directory Server: version 5.2.0 only; version 5.2.0.4 only

Published 2011-04-21. Last modified 2026-06-16.