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TI-2008-02802 Aliases CVE-2008-2928GHSA-fprm-74q4-pj4w

Multiple buffer overflows in the adminutil library in CGI applications in Red Hat…

Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in the adminutil library in CGI applications in Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Accept-Language HTTP header.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06643 93rd 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 · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1 sp1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1 sp2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1 sp3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1 sp4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1 sp5VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp6:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1 sp6VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 sp1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 sp2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 sp3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 sp4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 sp5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:sp6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 sp6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2008:0596 Released 2008-08-27 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 Service Pack 7 security update
    • RHEL 4 Directory Server AS redhat-ds-7.1SP7-14.RHEL4, redhat-ds-7.1SP7-14.RHEL4.i386
    • RHEL 4 Directory Server ES redhat-ds-7.1SP7-14.RHEL4, redhat-ds-7.1SP7-14.RHEL4.i386
    • Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 (for AS v. 3) redhat-ds-7.1SP7-14.RHEL3, redhat-ds-7.1SP7-14.RHEL3.i386
    • Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 (for ES v. 3) redhat-ds-7.1SP7-14.RHEL3, redhat-ds-7.1SP7-14.RHEL3.i386

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
RHEL 4 Directory Server ASFixed RHSA-2008:0596
RHEL 4 Directory Server ESFixed RHSA-2008:0596
Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 (for AS v. 3)Fixed RHSA-2008:0596
Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 (for ES v. 3)Fixed RHSA-2008:0596

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2928
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fprm-74q4-pj4w

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 4

  • 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-2008-02804 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
  • TI-2026-07965 Resource allocation without limits in 389-ds-base CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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