CVE-2008-0924

Stack-based buffer overflow in the DoLBURPRequest function in libnldap in ndsd in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3.9 and earlier, and 8.8.1 and earlier in the 8.8.x series, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or CPU consumption) or execute arbitrary code via a long delRequest LDAP Extended Request message, probably involving a long Distinguished Name (DN) field.

CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/29476	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490117/100/0/threaded	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28434	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019692	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0987/references	Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-013/	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/411/3382120_f.SAL_Public.html	Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/29476	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490117/100/0/threaded	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28434	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019692	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0987/references	Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-013/	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/411/3382120_f.SAL_Public.html	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2008-03-28 18:44

Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30

NVD link : CVE-2008-0924

Mitre link : CVE-2008-0924

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-0924

JSON object : View

Products Affected

novell

edirectory

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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