CVE-2008-5091
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-5091 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-11-14 19:20:54 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | 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." |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Novell | Edirectory | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Novell | Edirectory | 8.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Novell | Edirectory | 8.5.12a | All | All | All |
| Application | Novell | Edirectory | 8.5.27 | All | All | All |
| Application | Novell | Edirectory | 8.6.2 | All | All | All |
| 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 | sp1 | windows | All |
| Application | Novell | Edirectory | 8.7.3 | sp2 | windows | All |
| Application | Novell | Edirectory | 8.7.3 | sp3 | windows | All |
| Application | Novell | Edirectory | 8.7.3 | sp4 | windows | All |
| Application | Novell | Edirectory | 8.7.3 | sp6 | windows | All |
| Application | Novell | Edirectory | 8.7.3 | sp7 | windows | All |
| Application | Novell | Edirectory | 8.7.3 | sp8 | windows | All |
| Application | Novell | Edirectory | 8.7.3 | sp9 | windows | All |
| Application | Novell | Edirectory | 8.7.3.10 | 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 | sp2 | windows | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| History of Issues Resolved in eDirectory 8.8.x | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.novell.com | Vendor Advisory |
| www.novell.com/documentation/edir873/sp10_readme/netware/readme.txt | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.novell.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Novell eDirectory Multiple Buffer Overflow And Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Access Denied | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.novell.com | |
| Novell eDirectory Buffer Overflow in LDAP Service Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| History of Issues resolved in eDirectory 8.7.3 patches | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.novell.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.