CVE-2008-1809 (GCVE-0-2008-1809)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-07-14 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:32
VLAI
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 before 8.7.3.10b, and 8.8 before 8.8.2 FTF2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an LDAP search request containing "NULL search parameters."
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30175 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?exte… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020470 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2062… vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabili… third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
http://secunia.com/advisories/31036 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Date Public
2008-07-09 00:00
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