MEDIUM
The eDirectory Host Environment service (dhost.exe) in Novell eDirectory 8.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long HTTP HEAD request to TCP port 8028
Published Apr 14, 2008
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.31%
Description
The eDirectory Host Environment service (dhost.exe) in Novell eDirectory 8.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long HTTP HEAD request to TCP port 8028.
Affected products
No data.
- 8.8.2
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.
2.31% 0.02315
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02315
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.31% (0.02315) | 82.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.31% (0.02315) | 81.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.04% (0.01038) | 75.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 22.56% (0.22557) | 96.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 9, 2025 | 27.02% (0.27020) | 96.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 24.89% (0.24893) | 96.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.08% (0.03080) | 91.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 20, 2024 | 2.92% (0.02918) | 90.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 12, 2023 | 2.70% (0.02703) | 89.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.21% (0.02212) | 87.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29639 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.offensive-security.com/0day/novel-edir.py.txt x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28572 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019783 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1075 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29639 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.offensive-security.com/0day/novel-edir.py.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28572 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019783 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1075 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 14, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 14, 2008
Link CVE-2008-1777
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a