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CVE-2008-4480 Details

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.x before 8.8.3, and 8.7.3 before 8.7.3.10 ftf1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Netware Core Protocol opcode 0x24 message that triggers a calculation error that under-allocates a heap buffer.

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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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32111	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4404	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037180.html	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037181.html	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/support/php/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=7001183&sliceId=1&docTypeID=DT_TID_1_1&dialogID=78066829&stateId=0%200%2078062953	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3477912	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497169/100/0/threaded	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020990	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2738	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-066/	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32111	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4404	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037180.html	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037181.html	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/support/php/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=7001183&sliceId=1&docTypeID=DT_TID_1_1&dialogID=78066829&stateId=0%200%2078062953	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3477912	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497169/100/0/threaded	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020990	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2738	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-066/	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 22 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
novell edirectory	>= 8.7.3, < 8.7.3.10 >= 8.8, < 8.8.3
CPE cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 2, 2018	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 11, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 15, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]