CVEvulnerability
CVE-2008-4480
10.0 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2008-10-14
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 10.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• novell edirectory (>= 8.7.3 < 8.7.3.10)
• novell edirectory (>= 8.8 < 8.8.3)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32111 Third Party Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4404 Third Party Advisory
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037180.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037181.html Patch, Vendor 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=0%200%2078062953 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3477912 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497169/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020990 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2738 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-066/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32111 Third Party Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4404 Third Party Advisory
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037180.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037181.html Patch, Vendor 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=0%200%2078062953 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3477912 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497169/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020990 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2738 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-066/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry