CVE-2008-4480

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Heap-based buffer overflow in dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.x before 8.8.3, and 8.7.3 before 8.7.3.10 ftf1, allows re

Heap-based buffer overflow in dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.x before 8.8.3, and 8.7.3 before 8.7.3.10 ftf1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Netware Core Protocol opcode 0x24 message that triggers a calculation error that under-allocates a heap buffer.

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 0.24081

Schedule remediation

EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
EPSS percentile: top 4% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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Affected Products & Versions

novell edirectory>= 8.7.3 and < 8.7.3.10

novell edirectory>= 8.8 and < 8.8.3

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Scoring & Timeline

HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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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:C/I:C/A:C

Published to NVD14 Oct 2008 · 10:36 PM

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://secunia.com/advisories/32111Third Party Advisory

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4404Third Party Advisory

http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037180.htmlPatchVendor Advisory

http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037181.htmlPatchVendor Advisory

http://www.novell.com/support/php/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=7001183&sliceId=1&docTypeID=DT_TID_1_1&dialogID=78066829&stateId=0Vendor Advisory

http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981Vendor Advisory

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http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3477912Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497169/100/0/threadedThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020990Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2738Third Party Advisory

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-066/Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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