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TI-2008-00891 Aliases CVE-2008-0927GHSA-m2pj-fhfv-4fq7

dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 before sp10 and 8.8.2 allows remote attackers to…

Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.7005 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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 · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 8.7.3.9; 8.8 to before 8.8.2Running onNovell
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2000VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2003VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.7.3.9; 8.8 to before 8.8.2 Running on ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0927
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m2pj-fhfv-4fq7

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

  • TI-2008-02881 Stack-based buffer overflow in the WMEncProfileManager ActiveX control in wmex.dll in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2008-01041 Stack-based buffer overflow in GDI in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Server 2003 SP1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2007-05142 Integer overflow in GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2006-00005 Buffer overflow in the plug-in for Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 9 and 10, when… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2008-02886 Buffer overflow in gdiplus.dll in GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2008-01394 The Event System in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
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Sources

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