CVE-2008-0927

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 85.11% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory novell.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491622/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019836 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29805 third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3829452&sliceId=1 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1217/references vdb entry third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41787 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28757 vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5547 exploit vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0927?
CVE-2008-0927 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0927?
To fix CVE-2008-0927, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-0927 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0927 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~85% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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