Red Hat · Red Hat Directory Server · CVE-2008-1677
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Red Hat Directory Server versions 7.1 before SP6 and 8.0
**Description**
The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the regular expression handler, which can be triggered by a crafted LDAP query. This can cause a denial of service, leading to a crash of the slapd service, and potentially allow the execution of arbitrary code.
**Recommendations**
For Red Hat Directory Server version 7.1, apply Service Pack 6 or later to resolve the issue.
For Red Hat Directory Server version 8.0, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.