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CVE-2008-5091

Buffer overflow in the LDAP Service in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 before SP10a and 8.8 before SP3 allows attackers to cause a denial of servic…

Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
10.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.1%
percentile 82%
Public exploits
0
none known

Buffer overflow in the LDAP Service in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 before SP10a and 8.8 before SP3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving an "invalid extensibleMatch filter."

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.11% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.010.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

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

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/30947 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • novell.com /support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1020788 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/43590 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • novell.com /documentation/edir873/sp10_readme/netware/readme.txt · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • novell.com /support/viewContent.do?externalId=3477912 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.novell.com /show_bug.cgi?id=373853 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/2462 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred

Sources

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