CVE-2008-4480
HIGHEPSS 95th pctlDescription
Heap-based buffer overflow in dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.x before 8.8.3, and 8.7.3 before 8.7.3.10 ftf1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Netware Core Protocol opcode 0x24 message that triggers a calculation error that under-allocates a heap buffer.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32111
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4404
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037180.html
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037181.html
- http://www.novell.com/support/php/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=7001183&sliceId=1&docTypeID=DT_TID_1_1&dialogID=78066829&stateId=0%200%2078062953
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3477912
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497169/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020990
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2738
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-066/
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.