FKIE_CVE-2008-4479
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-10-14 22:36 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:57
Severity
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.8 before 8.8.3, and 8.7.3 before 8.7.3.10 ftf1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a SOAP request with a long Accept-Language header.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| novell | edirectory | * | |
| novell | edirectory | * |
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