CVE-2008-1677
highpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.049 · 92 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7.5
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affected products (4)
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also known as (2)
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references (16)
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/30181enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30185enisa_euvd
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0268.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0269.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29126enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020001enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444712enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42332enisa_euvd
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