CVE-2008-4479 describes a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Novell eDirectory versions 8.8 (prior to 8.8.3) and 8.7.3 (prior to 8.7.3.10 ftf1). This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted SOAP request containing an excessively long Accept-Language header to the dhost.exe process. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 8.7.3, < 8.7.3.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.8, < 8.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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