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CRITICAL
CVE-2008-5092
Novell eDirectory HTTPSTK Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Heap-based buffer overflows in Novell eDirectory HTTP protocol stack (HTTPSTK) before 8.8 SP3 have unknown impact and attack vectors related to the (1) HTTP language header and (2) HTTP content-length header.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 14, 2008, 7:20 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 31, 2012, 3:06 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-5092 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 Novell edirectory
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-2008-5092.

URL Resource
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30947
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020786
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2462

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.47 }} 0.09%

score

0.74940

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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