CVE-2008-4478

Summary

CVECVE-2008-4478
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-10-14 22:36:53 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionMultiple integer overflows in dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.8 before 8.8.3, and 8.73 before 8.7.3.10 ftf1, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) Content-Length header in a SOAP request or (2) Netware Core Protocol opcode 0x0F message, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-189 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Novell Edirectory 8.7 All All All
Application Novell Edirectory 8.7.1 All All All
Application Novell Edirectory 8.7.1 sp1 All All
Application Novell Edirectory 8.7.3 All All All
Application Novell Edirectory 8.7.3.8 All All All
Application Novell Edirectory 8.7.3.8_presp9 All All All
Application Novell Edirectory 8.7.3.9 All All All
Application Novell Edirectory 8.7.3.9 All linux All
Application Novell Edirectory 8.7.3.9 All solaris All
Application Novell Edirectory 8.7.3.9 All windows_2000 All
Application Novell Edirectory 8.7.3.9 All windows_2003 All
Application Novell Edirectory 8.8 All All All
Application Novell Edirectory 8.8 All linux All
Application Novell Edirectory 8.8 All solaris All
Application Novell Edirectory 8.8 All windows_2000 All
Application Novell Edirectory 8.8 All windows_2003 All
Application Novell Edirectory 8.8.1 All All All
Application Novell Edirectory 8.8.1 All linux All
Application Novell Edirectory 8.8.1 All solaris All
Application Novell Edirectory 8.8.1 All windows_2000 All
Application Novell Edirectory 8.8.1 All windows_2003 All
Application Novell Edirectory 8.8.2 All All All
Application Novell Edirectory 8.8.2 All linux All
Application Novell Edirectory 8.8.2 All solaris All
Application Novell Edirectory 8.8.2 All windows_2000 All
Application Novell Edirectory 8.8.2 All windows_2003 All
Application Novell Edirectory All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.novell.com/support/php/search.do af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Novell eDirectory Heap Overflow in Processing Certain Opcodes Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Novell eDirectory 20080924 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.novell.com Patch
Zero Day Initiative af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.zerodayinitiative.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Novell eDirectory dhost.exe Content-Length Header Heap Overflow Vuln - CXSecurity.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Zero Day Initiative af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.zerodayinitiative.com
Security Vulnerability - eDirectory Core Protocol Opcode 0x0F Heap Overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com Vendor Advisory
Novell eDirectory 20080924 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.novell.com Patch
Novell eDirectory Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Novell eDirectory Management Toolbox HTTP Header Processing Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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