CVE-2008-0924
mediumpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.050 · 92 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Stack-based buffer overflow in the DoLBURPRequest function in libnldap in ndsd in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3.9 and earlier, and 8.8.1 and earlier in the 8.8.x series, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or CPU consumption) or execute arbitrary code via a long delRequest LDAP Extended Request message, probably involving a long Distinguished Name (DN) field.
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affected products (3)
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references (14)
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/29476enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490117/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28434enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019692enisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0987/referencesenisa_euvd
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-013/enisa_euvd
- https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/411/3382120_f.SAL_Public.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29476Vendor Advisorynvd
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