PT-2008-6239 · Novell · Novell Edirectory

Published 2008-11-14 · Updated 2012-10-31 · CVE-2008-5092

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 Novell eDirectory versions prior to 8.8 SP3

Description The issue is related to heap-based buffer overflows in the HTTP protocol stack, specifically affecting the HTTP language header and the HTTP content-length header. The impact and attack vectors of this issue are unknown.

Recommendations For versions prior to 8.8 SP3, update to version 8.8 SP3 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5092

Affected Products

Novell Edirectory

References · 5

• http://novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5092 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1020786 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/30947 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2462 · Note