CVE-2008-0927

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

Severity Score

5.0

*CVSS v2

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.

Novell eDirectory versions below 8.7.3 SP 10 and versions below 8.8.2 suffer from a denial of service related vulnerability. Details are provided.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 5.0

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
2024-10-25 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