CVE-2008-1777 (GCVE-0-2008-1777)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-04-14 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:32
VLAI
Summary
The eDirectory Host Environment service (dhost.exe) in Novell eDirectory 8.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long HTTP HEAD request to TCP port 8028.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28572 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1075 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.offensive-security.com/0day/novel-edir… x_refsource_MISC
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019783 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://secunia.com/advisories/29639 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Date Public
2008-04-03 00:00
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