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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 attackers to cause a den…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.9%
percentile 92%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.93% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/29126 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1020001 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2008-0268.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=444712 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/30185 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/30181 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/42332 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2008-0269.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred

Sources

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