CVE-2008-0927
mediumpriority · attend · 55EPSS 0.701 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 before sp10 and 8.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an HTTP request with (1) multiple Connection headers or (2) a Connection header with multiple comma-separated values. NOTE: this might be similar to CVE-2008-1777.
cvss
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weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-5547Novell eDirectory < 8.7.3 SP 10 / 8.8.2 - HTTP headers Denial of Servicefunctional · exploit_db
affected products (3)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (16)
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/29805enisa_euvd
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3829452&sliceId=1enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491622/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28757enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019836enisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1217/referencesenisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41787enisa_euvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5547enisa_euvd
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