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CVE-2008-1677

Buffer overflow in the regular expression handler in Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 and 7.1 before SP6 allows remote attac

Buffer overflow in the regular expression handler in Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 and 7.1 before SP6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slapd crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted LDAP query that triggers the overflow during translation to a regular expression.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.02616
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
redhat directory serverall versions
redhat fedora directory serverall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD12 May 2008 · 04:20 PM
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Vendor Advisories

2
rhsaRHSA-2008:0269Critical
rhsaRHSA-2008:0268Critical
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References & Sources

8
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/30181Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/30185Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0268.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0269.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29126Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020001Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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