Unscored severity · published May 12, 2008
CVE-2008-1677
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…
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CVSS
4.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.9% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DS
Directory Server · Redhat
7.1; 7.1; 7.1; 7.1; 7.1; 8.0 · source: NVD
FD
Fedora Directory Server · Redhat
1.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1677
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1677
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/30181
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/30185
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0268.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0269.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29126
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020001
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