Stack-based buffer overflow in the DoLBURPRequest function in libnldap in ndsd in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3.9 and earlier, and 8.8.1 and earlier in the 8.8.x series, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or CPU consumption) or execute arbitrary code via a long delRequest LDAP Extended Request message, probably involving a long Distinguished Name (DN) field
Published Mar 28, 2008
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.00%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the DoLBURPRequest function in libnldap in ndsd in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3.9 and earlier, and 8.8.1 and earlier in the 8.8.x series, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or CPU consumption) or execute arbitrary code via a long delRequest LDAP Extended Request message, probably involving a long Distinguished Name (DN) field.
Affected products
No data.
- ≥ 8.7 · ≤ 8.7.3.9
- ≥ 8.8 · ≤ 8.8.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 5.00% (0.05003) | 91.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.00% (0.05003) | 91.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.47% (0.03468) | 86.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 30, 2025 | 42.50% (0.42502) | 97.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 46.97% (0.46972) | 97.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 10.80% (0.10798) | 95.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 23, 2024 | 9.82% (0.09816) | 94.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 7.61% (0.07609) | 93.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 89.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 88.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 74.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29476 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490117/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28434 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019692 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0987/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-013/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/411/3382120_f.SAL_Public.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29476 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490117/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28434 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019692 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0987/references | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-013/ | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/411/3382120_f.SAL_Public.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.