Vulnerability in Novell Edirectory
CVE-2008-3159
Integer overflow in ds.dlm, as used by dhost.exe, in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3.10 before 8.7.3 SP10b and 8.8 before 8.8.2 ftf2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger a stack-based buffer overflow, related to "flawed arithmetic."
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.087 (95.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.087 · newest: 0.087 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Novell Edirectory — versions 8.7.3, 8.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30085 (vdb-entry)
- www.novell.com/support/search.do
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43589 (vdb-entry)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-041/
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1999 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/30938 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-3159?
- CVE-2008-3159 is a vulnerability in Novell Edirectory, classified under CWE-189. Published 2008-07-14.
- Is CVE-2008-3159 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.