CVE-2008-5091 json
Buffer overflow in the LDAP Service in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 before SP10a and 8.8 before SP3 allows attackers to cause a denial of servic…
published 2008-11-14 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-5070
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.1%
- EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Buffer overflow in the LDAP Service in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 before SP10a and 8.8 before SP3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving an "invalid extensibleMatch filter."
Exploit prediction
2.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
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novell.com
/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981
vendor-advisory
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novell.com
/documentation/edir873/sp10_readme/netware/readme.txt
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/30947
vdb-entry
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1020788
vdb-entry
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/43590
vdb-entry
- novell.com /support/viewContent.do?externalId=3477912
- bugzilla.novell.com /show_bug.cgi?id=373853
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/2462
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-5091
- NVD CVE-2008-5091
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