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CVE-2008-4478 Details

Description

Multiple integer overflows in dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.8 before 8.8.3, and 8.73 before 8.7.3.10 ftf1, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) Content-Length header in a SOAP request or (2) Netware Core Protocol opcode 0x0F message, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32111 CVE
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4406 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45628 CVE
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037180.html CVEPatch
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037181.html CVEPatch

see all 28 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-189Numeric Errors[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
novell edirectory
<= 8.7.3.10
8.7
8.7.1
8.7.1 sp1
8.7.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3.8_presp9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3.9:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3.9:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3.9:*:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3.9:*:windows_2003:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8:*:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8:*:windows_2003:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.1:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.1:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.1:*:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.1:*:windows_2003:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.2:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.2:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.2:*:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.2:*:windows_2003:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-4478
NVD Published Date:
Oct 14, 2008
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]