CVE-2008-1809 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 before 8.7.3.10b, and 8.8 before 8.8.2 FTF2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an LDAP search request containing "NULL search parameters."

Published: 2008-07-14

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 33.3% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8:::::::*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

No advisories yet.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.33298.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=724
http://secunia.com/advisories/31036
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3843876
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30175
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020470
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2062/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43716

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Novell Edirectory

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-07-14T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:32:01.368Z

Reserved: 2008-04-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1809

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-07-14T18:41:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-1809

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "datePublic": "2008-07-09T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Heap-based buffer overflow in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 before 8.7.3.10b, and 8.8 before 8.8.2 FTF2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an LDAP search request containing \"NULL search parameters.\""}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "n/a", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2017-08-07T12:57:01.000Z", "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre"}, "references": [{"name": "30175", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30175"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3843876"}, {"name": "1020470", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_SECTRACK"], "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020470"}, {"name": "ADV-2008-2062", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_VUPEN"], "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2062/references"}, {"name": "novell-edirectory-ldap-bo(43716)", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_XF"], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43716"}, {"name": "20080709 Novell eDirectory LDAP Search Request Heap Corruption Vulnerability", "tags": ["third-party-advisory", "x_refsource_IDEFENSE"], "url": "http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=724"}, {"name": "31036", "tags": ["third-party-advisory", "x_refsource_SECUNIA"], "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/31036"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2008-1809", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "n/a", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "n/a"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "n/a"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "Heap-based buffer overflow in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 before 8.7.3.10b, and 8.8 before 8.8.2 FTF2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an LDAP search request containing \"NULL search parameters.\""}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "n/a"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "30175", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30175"}, {"name": "http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3843876", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3843876"}, {"name": "1020470", "refsource": "SECTRACK", "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020470"}, {"name": "ADV-2008-2062", "refsource": "VUPEN", "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2062/references"}, {"name": "novell-edirectory-ldap-bo(43716)", "refsource": "XF", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43716"}, {"name": "20080709 Novell eDirectory LDAP Search Request Heap Corruption Vulnerability", "refsource": "IDEFENSE", "url": "http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=724"}, {"name": "31036", "refsource": "SECUNIA", "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/31036"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T08:32:01.368Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"name": "30175", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30175"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3843876"}, {"name": "1020470", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_SECTRACK", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020470"}, {"name": "ADV-2008-2062", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_VUPEN", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2062/references"}, {"name": "novell-edirectory-ldap-bo(43716)", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_XF", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43716"}, {"name": "20080709 Novell eDirectory LDAP Search Request Heap Corruption Vulnerability", "tags": ["third-party-advisory", "x_refsource_IDEFENSE", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=724"}, {"name": "31036", "tags": ["third-party-advisory", "x_refsource_SECUNIA", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/31036"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "assignerShortName": "mitre", "cveId": "CVE-2008-1809", "datePublished": "2008-07-14T18:00:00.000Z", "dateReserved": "2008-04-15T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T08:32:01.368Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "029ADE6D-6761-4196-847C-A0EFB3A06341", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "D7548D05-AD2B-46C3-9036-366585FFCB48", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Heap-based buffer overflow in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 before 8.7.3.10b, and 8.8 before 8.8.2 FTF2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an LDAP search request containing \"NULL search parameters.\""}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Desbordamiento de b\u00fafer basado en mont\u00edculo en Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 anterior a 8.7.3.10b, y 8.8 anterior a 8.8.2 FTF2, permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar c\u00f3digo de su elecci\u00f3n mediante una solicitud de b\u00fasqueda LDAP que contenga \"par\u00e1metros de b\u00fasqueda nulos\"."}], "id": "CVE-2008-1809", "lastModified": "2026-04-23T00:35:47.467", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE", "baseScore": 10.0, "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE", "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 10.0, "impactScore": 10.0, "obtainAllPrivilege": true, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}]}, "published": "2008-07-14T18:41:00.000", "references": [{"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=724"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/31036"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3843876"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30175"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020470"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2062/references"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43716"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=724"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/31036"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3843876"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30175"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020470"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2062/references"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43716"}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-119"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}