Unscored severity · published Aug 29, 2008
CVE-2008-2928
Multiple buffer overflows in the adminutil library in CGI applications in Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon…
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CVSS
6.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in the adminutil library in CGI applications in Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Accept-Language HTTP header.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.6% · higher than 94% 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; 7.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2928
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2928
h20000.www2.hp.com
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01532861
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/31565
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/31702
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/31777
securitytracker.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020771
www.redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/release-notes/7.1SP7/index.html
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