5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-2952
OpenLDAP Denial of Service ParameterDirection Handler
Description

liblber/io.c in OpenLDAP 2.2.4 to 2.4.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (program termination) via crafted ASN.1 BER datagrams that trigger an assertion error.

INFO

Published Date :

July 1, 2008, 9:41 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:02 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-2952 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 Openldap openldap
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-2008-2952.

URL Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30853 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30917 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30996 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31326 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31364 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31436 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32254 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32316 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-09.xml
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0249
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1650
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:144
http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Software%20Bugs?id=5580
http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Software%20Bugs?id=5580%3Bselectid=5580
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/01/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/13/2
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0583.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495320/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30013
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020405
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-634-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1978/references Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2268 Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-052/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43515
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2645
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10662
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00109.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00129.html

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-2008-2952 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-2952 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
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Software%20Bugs?id=5580%3Bselectid=5580 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://www.openldap.org/its/index.cgi/Software%20Bugs?id=5580;selectid=5580
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/495320/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495320/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • 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:10662 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10662 [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/43515 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43515 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 02, 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-2008-2952 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-2008-2952 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

82.30 }} -0.51%

score

0.98283

percentile

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