Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-2928
Multiple buffer overflows in the adminutil library in CGI applications in Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Accept-Language HTTP header.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2928
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 59.37%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 97 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-2928
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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10.0
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
10.0
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10.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-2928
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-2928
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http://securitytracker.com/id?1020771
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30869
Patch
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00218.html
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5865
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0596.html
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01532861
- http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/release-notes/7.1SP7/index.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2480
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=453916
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44738
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00449.html
Products affected by CVE-2008-2928
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp6:*:*:*:*:*:*