CVE-2008-1809 describes a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Novell eDirectory versions 8.7.3 prior to 8.7.3.10b and 8.8 prior to 8.8.2 FTF2. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted LDAP search request with NULL parameters. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating maximum severity with a network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical severity, there is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.