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CVE-2008-2932

Heap-based buffer overflow in Red Hat adminutil 1.1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execu…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.4%
percentile 89%
Public exploits
0
none known

Heap-based buffer overflow in Red Hat adminutil 1.1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via % (percent) encoded HTTP input to unspecified CGI scripts in Fedora Directory Server. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2008-2929.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% 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-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=454662 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/31106 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00218.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00449.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/31777 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/45203 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

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