01 Record
CVE-2008-4480
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 10.60% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 95.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-10-14 22:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 10:17Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-10-07
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 3e647a27b6e51cc502b64d310986b213b12b9869785c812d73492d2d98ef3977
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.novell.comhttp://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-2738http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2738
- support.novell.comhttp://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037181.html
- securityreason.com4404http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4404
- secunia.com32111http://secunia.com/advisories/32111
- www.zerodayinitiative.comhttp://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-066/
- www.novell.comhttp://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3477912
- support.novell.comhttp://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037180.html
- www.securityfocus.com20081008 ZDI-08-066: Novell eDirectory Core Protocol Opcode 0x24 Heap Overflow Vulnerabilityhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497169/100/0/threaded
- www.novell.comhttp://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
- www.securitytracker.com1020990http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020990