CVE-2008-3159 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Integer overflow in ds.dlm, as used by dhost.exe, in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3.10 before 8.7.3 SP10b and 8.8 before 8.8.2 ftf2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger a stack-based buffer overflow, related to "flawed arithmetic."

Published: 2008-07-14

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 20.8% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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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:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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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 0.20756.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/30938
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020431
http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&sliceId=SAL_Public&externalId=3694858
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30085
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1999
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-041/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43589

History

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Subscriptions

Novell Edirectory

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:28:41.602Z

Reserved: 2008-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3159

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

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

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

Link: CVE-2008-3159

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-189

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