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Critical
CVE-2008-2928
Multiple buffer overflows in the adminutil library in CGI applications...
Vulnerability Description
Multiple buffer overflows in the adminutil library in CGI applications in Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Accept-Language HTTP header.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=453916
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020771
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01532861
- http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/release-notes/7.1SP7/index.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31702
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0596.html
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01532861
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30869
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2480
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00218.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00449.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31777
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5865
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44738
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31565
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
directory server
Vulnerable Versions:
7.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 29th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.