CVE-2008-4480

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-4480
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-10-14 22:36:58 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionHeap-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.

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-119 | 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 All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
History of Issues Resolved in eDirectory 8.8.x af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com Vendor Advisory
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 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Third Party Advisory
Novell eDirectory 20080924 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.novell.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Zero Day Initiative af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.zerodayinitiative.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CXSecurity - IDS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com Third Party Advisory
Security Vulnerability - eDirectory Core Protocol Opcode 0x24 Heap Overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com Vendor Advisory
Novell eDirectory 20080924 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.novell.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Novell eDirectory Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
History of Issues resolved in eDirectory 8.7.3 patches af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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