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Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-22532 · published 12 September 2024

CVE-2021-22532: Microfocus edirectory allocation without limits vulnerability

Microfocus · Edirectory

Possible NLDAP Denial of Service attack Vulnerability in eDirectory has been discovered in OpenText™ eDirectory before 9.2.4.0000.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.37% · top 71.8% CWE-770 · Allocation without limits
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score
0.37%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Possible NLDAP Denial of Service attack Vulnerability in eDirectory has been discovered in OpenText™ eDirectory before 9.2.4.0000.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://www.netiq.com/documentation/edirectory-92/edirectory925_releasenotes/data/edirectory925_releasenotes.html Vendor Advisory

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Related vulnerabilities

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10.0CVE-2012-0432NetIQ eDirectory NCP stack buffer overflowNetIQ eDirectory 8.8.7.x before 8.8.7.2 contains a stack-based buffer overflow in its Novell NCP implementation. The flaw is remotely reachable over …EPSS 59%analysed9.8CVE-2021-38132Microfocus edirectory server-side request forgery (ssrf) vulnerabilityPossible External Service Interaction attack in eDirectory has been discovered in OpenText™ eDirectory. This impact all version before 9.2.6.0000.EPSS 0.40%9.8CVE-2017-9285Microfocus edirectory improper access control vulnerabilityNetIQ eDirectory before 9.0 SP4 did not enforce login restrictions when "ebaclient" was used, allowing unpermitted access to eDirectory services.EPSS 1.2%9.1CVE-2021-22533Microfocus edirectory sensitive information in log file vulnerabilityPossible Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File Vulnerability in eDirectory has been discovered in OpenText™ eDirectory 9.2.4.0000.EPSS 0.44%8.8CVE-2017-7429Microfocus edirectory unrestricted file upload vulnerabilityThe certificate upload in NetIQ eDirectory PKI plugin before 8.8.8 Patch 10 Hotfix 1 could be abused to upload JSP code which could be used by authen…EPSS 0.84%7.5CVE-2018-17950Microfocus edirectory incorrect authorization vulnerabilityIncorrect enforcement of authorization checks in eDirectory prior to 9.1 SP2EPSS 0.83%7.5CVE-2018-7686Microfocus edirectory information exposure vulnerabilityInformation leakage vulnerability in NetIQ eDirectory before 9.1.1 HF1 due to shared memory usage.EPSS 1.4%6.5CVE-2021-38133Microfocus edirectory weak password requirements vulnerabilityPossible External Service Interaction attack in eDirectory has been discovered in OpenText™ eDirectory. This impact all version before 9.2.6.0000.EPSS 0.35%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-22532), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.