PT-2008-4366 · Red Hat+1 · Red Hat Directory Server+2

Published 2008-08-29 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2008-2928

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Red Hat Directory Server version 7.1 before SP7

Description The issue is related to multiple buffer overflows in the adminutil library used by CGI applications. This can be exploited by remote attackers through a crafted Accept-Language HTTP header, potentially leading to a denial of service (daemon crash) or the execution of arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Red Hat Directory Server version 7.1 before SP7, update to SP7 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-2928

HPSBUX02354

RHSA-2008:0596

Affected Products

Hp-Ux

Red Hat Directory Server

Adminutil

References · 20

• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00449.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2928 · Security Note
• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00218.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01532861 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2929 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3283 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/30869 · Patch
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2930 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2928 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2480 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31777 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44738 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31702 · Note
• http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/action.process/public/kb/docDisplay/?javax.portlet.action=true&spf_p.tpst=kbDocDisplay&javax.portlet.begCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken&spf_p.prp_kbDocDisplay=wsrp-interactionState%3DdocId%253DZW1yX25hLWMwMTUzMjg2MQ%2525253D%2525253DhPsCeNc%257CdocLocale%253Den_US%257CcalledBy%253D&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31565 · Note