CVE-2008-0927

Novell eDirectory < 8.7.3 SP 10 / 8.8.2 - HTTP headers Denial of Service

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 before sp10 and 8.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an HTTP request with (1) multiple Connection headers or (2) a Connection header with multiple comma-separated values. NOTE: this might be similar to CVE-2008-1777.

El archivo dhost.exe en Novell eDirectory versión 8.7.3 anterior a las versiones sp10 y 8.8.2 permite a los atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (consumo de CPU) por medio de una petición HTTP con (1) varios encabezados de conexión o (2) un encabezado de conexión con varios valores separados por comas. NOTA: esta vulnerabilidad podría ser similar a CVE-2008-1777.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2008-02-25 CVE Reserved
2008-04-14 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2024-08-07 First Exploit
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-399: Resource Management Errors

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/29805	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491622/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28757	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019836	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1217/references	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41787	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5547	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3829452&sliceId=1	2018-10-31

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows-nt Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows-nt"	2000 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows-nt" and version "2000"	-	Affected	in	Novell Search vendor "Novell"	Edirectory Search vendor "Novell" for product "Edirectory"	<= 8.7.3.9 Search vendor "Novell" for product "Edirectory" and version " <= 8.7.3.9"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows-nt Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows-nt"	2000 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows-nt" and version "2000"	-	Affected	in	Novell Search vendor "Novell"	Edirectory Search vendor "Novell" for product "Edirectory"	>= 8.8 < 8.8.2 Search vendor "Novell" for product "Edirectory" and version " >= 8.8 < 8.8.2"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows-nt Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows-nt"	2003 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows-nt" and version "2003"	-	Affected	in	Novell Search vendor "Novell"	Edirectory Search vendor "Novell" for product "Edirectory"	<= 8.7.3.9 Search vendor "Novell" for product "Edirectory" and version " <= 8.7.3.9"	-	Safe
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows-nt Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows-nt"	2003 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows-nt" and version "2003"	-	Affected	in	Novell Search vendor "Novell"	Edirectory Search vendor "Novell" for product "Edirectory"	>= 8.8 < 8.8.2 Search vendor "Novell" for product "Edirectory" and version " >= 8.8 < 8.8.2"	-	Safe