CVE-2008-0924

critical

Description

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.

References

Advisories
More

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-013/

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019692

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28434

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490117/100/0/threaded

https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/411/3382120_f.SAL_Public.html

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0987/references

http://secunia.com/advisories/29476

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-03-28

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.03468