MEDIUM
dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 before sp10 and 8.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an HTTP request with (1) multiple Connection headers or (2) a Connection header with multiple comma-separated values
Published Apr 14, 2008
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 70.05%
Description
dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 before sp10 and 8.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an HTTP request with (1) multiple Connection headers or (2) a Connection header with multiple comma-separated values. NOTE: this might be similar to CVE-2008-1777.
Affected products
No data.
AND
Running on/with
OR
- ≤ 8.7.3.9
- ≥ 8.8 · < 8.8.2
OR
- 2000
- 2003
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
70.05% 0.70050
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.70050
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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 70.05% (0.70050) | 99.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 70.05% (0.70050) | 99.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 77.05% (0.77052) | 98.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 85.11% (0.85114) | 99.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 82.27% (0.82265) | 99.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 85.11% (0.85114) | 99.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 83.93% (0.83929) | 99.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 90.88% (0.90877) | 99.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 9, 2025 | 91.97% (0.91970) | 99.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 90.77% (0.90774) | 99.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 96.59% (0.96595) | 99.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 4, 2024 | 96.55% (0.96553) | 99.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 29, 2023 | 96.75% (0.96755) | 99.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 24, 2023 | 96.78% (0.96781) | 99.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.80% (0.96803) | 99.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 40.85% (0.40848) | 98.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 40.85% (0.40848) | 97.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29805 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3829452&sliceId=1 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491622/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28757 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019836 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1217/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41787 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5547 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29805 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3829452&sliceId=1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491622/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28757 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019836 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1217/references | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41787 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5547 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 14, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Feb 25, 2008
Link CVE-2008-0927
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a