CVE-2008-1677
Red Hat Directory Server Regular Expression Handler Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description
Buffer overflow in the regular expression handler in Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 and 7.1 before SP6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slapd crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted LDAP query that triggers the overflow during translation to a regular expression.
INFO
Published Date :
May 12, 2008, 4:20 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2008-1677
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the RHEL redhat-ds-base package based on the guidance in RHSA-2008:0269.
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-2008-1677.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-1677 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-2008-1677
weaknesses.
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-2008-1677 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2008-1677 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.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30181 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30185 Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0268.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0269.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29126 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020001 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444712 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42332 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 03, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/30181 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/30181 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/30185 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/30185 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0268.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0268.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0269.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0269.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29126 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29126 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020001 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020001 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444712 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444712 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42332 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42332 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Removed CWE NIST CWE-119 Added CWE NIST CWE-120 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:fedora_directory_server:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:fedora_directory_server:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/42332 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42332 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 12, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
2.62 }} -0.65%
score
0.84905
percentile