VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-5091
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."
HIGH 10.0EPSS 2.12%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.12%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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."
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.12% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- novell/edirectory
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.novell.com/documentation/edir873/sp10_readme/netware/readme.txtVendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981Vendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3477912
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30947
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020788
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2462
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=373853
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43590
- http://www.novell.com/documentation/edir873/sp10_readme/netware/readme.txtVendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981Vendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3477912
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30947
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020788
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2462
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=373853
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43590
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.