CVE-2008-4479

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 10.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-10-14 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.8 before 8.8.3, and 8.7.3 before 8.7.3.10 ftf1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a SOAP request with a long Accept-Language header.

Affected products

Novell eDirectory: from 8.7.3 before 8.7.3.10; from 8.8 before 8.8.3 — fixed in 8.7.3.10, 8.8.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Novell eDirectory 8.7.3.10, 8.8.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/32111
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4405
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037180.html
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037181.html
http://www.novell.com/support/php/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=7000086&sliceId=1&docTypeID=DT_TID_1_1&dialogID=78066829&stateId=0%200%2078062953
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497164/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020989
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2738
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-064
http://secunia.com/advisories/32111
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4405
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037180.html

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