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CVE-2009-4654 (GCVE-0-2009-4654)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2010-02-26 18:09 – Updated: 2024-08-07 07:08
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Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the dhost module in Novell eDirectory 8.8 SP5 for Windows allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via long sadminpwd and verifypwd parameters in a submit action to /dhost/httpstk.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2009-11-16 00:00
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