CVE-2008-1677 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the regular expression handler of Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 and 7.1 (before SP6). This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (slapd crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted LDAP query. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Despite its age, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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