CVE-2008-1777 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The eDirectory Host Environment service (dhost.exe) in Novell eDirectory 8.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long HTTP HEAD request to TCP port 8028.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01169.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Novell	Edirectory

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-1777	The eDirectory Host Environment service (dhost.exe) in Novell eDirectory 8.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long HTTP HEAD request to TCP port 8028.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/29639
http://www.offensive-security.com/0day/novel-edir.py.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28572
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019783
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1075

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-04-14T16:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:32:01.289Z

Reserved: 2008-04-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-1777

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-04-14T16:05:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-1777

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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