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CVE-2008-1777

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2008-04-14 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-399

Description

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.

Affected products

• Novell eDirectory: 8.8.2

References

• 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
• 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

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