CVE-2008-5091

Description

Buffer overflow in the LDAP Service in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 before SP10a and 8.8 before SP3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving an "invalid extensibleMatch filter."

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.80% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory novell.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30947 vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020788 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43590 vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/documentation/edir873/sp10_readme/netware/readme.txt vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3477912
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=373853
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2462 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5091?
CVE-2008-5091 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5091?
To fix CVE-2008-5091, 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-2008-5091 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-5091 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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