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CVE-2008-1809
Heap-based buffer overflow in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 before 8.7.3.10b, and 8.8 before 8.8.2 FTF2, allows remote attackers to execute…
High10.0EPSS 5.7%
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Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 before 8.7.3.10b, and 8.8 before 8.8.2 FTF2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an LDAP search request containing "NULL search parameters."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.7% · top 7.0% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- 30175 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3843876 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1020470 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2062 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- novell-edirectory-ldap-bo(43716) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20080709 Novell eDirectory LDAP Search Request Heap Corruption Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- 31036 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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