5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-0927
Novell eDirectory dhost.exe DoS Vulnerability
Description

dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 before sp10 and 8.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an HTTP request with (1) multiple Connection headers or (2) a Connection header with multiple comma-separated values. NOTE: this might be similar to CVE-2008-1777.

INFO

Published Date :

April 14, 2008, 4:05 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 31, 2018, 7:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-0927 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows-nt
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-0927.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/29805 Third Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3829452&sliceId=1 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491622/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28757 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019836 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1217/references Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41787 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5547 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-0927 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-0927 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 31, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3829452&sliceId=1 No Types Assigned http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3829452&sliceId=1 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491622/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491622/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28757 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28757 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/29805 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/29805 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1217/references No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1217/references Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019836 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019836 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41787 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41787 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5547 No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5547 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.7.3.9 *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.8.2 AND OR cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.7.3.9 cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.8 up to (excluding) 8.8.2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/491622/100/0/threaded [Exploit]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491622/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/5547 [Exploit]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5547 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41787 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41787 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 14, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-0927 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-0927 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

96.67 }} 0.02%

score

0.99687

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability