CVE-2008-2928
Red Hat Directory Server CGI Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in the adminutil library in CGI applications in Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Accept-Language HTTP header.
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Published Date :
Aug. 29, 2008, 6:41 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
10.0
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CVE-2008-2928 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01532861 Added Reference http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01532861 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31565 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31702 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31777 Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1020771 Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/release-notes/7.1SP7/index.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30869 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2480 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=453916 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44738 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5865 Added Reference https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0596.html Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00218.html Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00449.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5865 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5865 [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/44738 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44738 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 02, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-2928 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-2008-2928
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
23.55 }} -9.03%
score
0.95511
percentile