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    CVE-2008-2928

    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.

    Published:Dec 6, 2007
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Aug 29, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.19099
    CVSS Score:10

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Directory Server

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01532861
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31565
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31702
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31777
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1020771
    http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/release-notes/7.1SP7/index.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30869
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2480
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=453916
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44738
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5865
    https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0596.html
    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://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01532861
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31565
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31702
    http://secunia.com/advisories/31777
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1020771
    http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/release-notes/7.1SP7/index.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30869
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2480
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=453916
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44738
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5865
    https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0596.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00218.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00449.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High