CVE-2008-3283: Fedora Directory Server

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 2.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Multiple memory leaks in Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7, Red Hat Directory Server 8, and Fedora Directory Server 1.1.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving (1) the authentication / bind phase and (2) anonymous LDAP search requests.

Affected products

• Fedora Directory Server: version 1.1.1 only
• Red Hat Directory Server: version 7.1 only; version 8.0 only

Published 2008-08-29. Last modified 2026-06-16.