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TI-2008-00857 Aliases CVE-2008-0893GHSA-84ph-43p3-259x

Red Hat Administration Server, as used by Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 EL4 and EL5, does…

Priority LOW 37CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

Red Hat Administration Server, as used by Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 EL4 and EL5, does not properly restrict access to CGI scripts, which allows remote attackers to perform administrative actions.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02012 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:8.0:el4:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 el4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:8.0:el5:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 el5VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:8.0:el4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 el4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:8.0:el5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 el5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2008:0201 Released 2008-04-15 · Red Hat rating Critical
    redhat-ds-admin security update
    • Red Hat Directory Server 8 (for RHEL 5 Server) redhat-ds-admin-8.0.0-6.el5dsrv, redhat-ds-admin-8.0.0-6.el5dsrv.i386

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Directory Server 8 (for RHEL 5 Server)Fixed RHSA-2008:0201
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 (for AS v. 4)
  • Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 (for ES v. 4)

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0893
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-84ph-43p3-259x

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2022-02643 NULL pointer dereference in 389-ds-base CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2008-00856 The replication monitor CGI script (repl-monitor-cgi.pl) in Red Hat Administration… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
  • TI-2008-02802 Multiple buffer overflows in the adminutil library in CGI applications in Red Hat… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-02804 Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7, Red Hat Directory Server 8, and Fedora Directory… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2008-01608 Buffer overflow in the regular expression handler in Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 and 7.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-13229 Stack-based buffer overflow in Red Hat Directory Server 11.5 E4S for RHEL 8 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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