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CVE-2008-4478

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-4478 describes multiple integer overflows in Novell eDirectory versions 8.8 prior to 8.8.3 and 8.73 prior to 8.7.3.10 ftf1. These vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted SOAP requests or Netware Core Protocol messages, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this is a critical vulnerability, easily exploitable over the network with no authentication required, potentially resulting in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and EPSS score, there is no public exploit code available, nor any evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 8.7.3.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
9.82%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0982 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

secunia.com / advisories/32111
securityreason.com / securityalert/4406
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/45628
support.novell.com / docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037180.html
Patch
support.novell.com / docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037181.html
Patch
novell.com / support/php/search.do
Vendor Advisory
novell.com / support/php/search.do
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/497163/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/497165/100/0/threaded
securitytracker.com / id
securitytracker.com / id
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2738
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-08-063
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-08-065