Server: insufficient buffer size for search patterns
Published May 12, 2008
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.93%
Description
Buffer overflow in the regular expression handler in Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 and 7.1 before SP6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slapd crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted LDAP query that triggers the overflow during translation to a regular expression.
Affected products
No data.
- 7.1
- 7.1
- 7.1
- 7.1
- 7.1
- 8.0
- 1.1
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Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 for RHEL 3
redhat-ds-0:7.1SP6-9.RHEL3
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0268
Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 for RHEL 4
redhat-ds-0:7.1SP6-9.RHEL4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0268
Red Hat Directory Server 8 for RHEL 5
redhat-ds-base-0:8.0.3-16.el5dsrv
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0269
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 for RHEL 3 | redhat-ds-0:7.1SP6-9.RHEL3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0268 |
| Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 for RHEL 4 | redhat-ds-0:7.1SP6-9.RHEL4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0268 |
| Red Hat Directory Server 8 for RHEL 5 | redhat-ds-base-0:8.0.3-16.el5dsrv | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0269 |
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:L/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 1, 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 1, 2026 | 4.93% (0.04931) | 91.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.93% (0.04931) | 90.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.27% (0.03267) | 86.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 6, 2025 | 15.72% (0.15725) | 95.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 13.56% (0.13562) | 95.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 6.50% (0.06499) | 94.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 26, 2023 | 6.26% (0.06263) | 92.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 7.56% (0.07563) | 93.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.47% (0.05470) | 89.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.47% (0.05470) | 89.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.47% (0.05470) | 76.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30181 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30185 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0268.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0269.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29126 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020001 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1677 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444712 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42332 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1677
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1677
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30181 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30185 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0268.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0269.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29126 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020001 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1677 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444712 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42332 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1677 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1677 |
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