Vulnerability in Novell Edirectory
CVE-2008-4478
Multiple integer overflows in dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.8 before 8.8.3, and 8.73 before 8.7.3.10 ftf1, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) Content-Length header in a SOAP request or (2) Netware Core Protocol opcode 0x0F message, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
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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: 0.098 (95.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.098 · newest: 0.098 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Novell Edirectory — versions 8.7, 8.7.1, 8.7.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-065
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4406 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45628 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2738 (vdb-entry)
- support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037181.html (Patch)
- secunia.com/advisories/32111 (third-party-advisory)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-063
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497163/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497165/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)