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CVE-2008-1677
Buffer overflow in the regular expression handler in Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 and 7.1 before SP6 allows remote attackers to cause a…
High7.5EPSS 4.9%
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- redhat
Description
Buffer overflow in the regular expression handler in Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 and 7.1 before SP6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slapd crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted LDAP query that triggers the overflow during translation to a regular expression.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.9% · top 7.8% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (8)
- 29126 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1020001 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0268 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444712 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 30185 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 30181 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- rhds-fedora-expression-bo(42332) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0269 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
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