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TI-2008-04270 Aliases CVE-2008-4478GHSA-p5jp-jvfr-m3m3

Multiple integer overflows in dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.8 before 8.8.3, and 8.73…

Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-189Published · 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
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Multiple integer overflows in dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.8 before 8.8.3, and 8.73 before 8.7.3.10 ftf1, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) Content-Length header in a SOAP request or (2) Netware Core Protocol opcode 0x0F message, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.09821 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 · 27

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 8.7.3.10VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.7VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.7.1VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*8.7.1 sp1VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.7.3VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.7.3.8VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3.8_presp9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.7.3.8_presp9VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.7.3.9VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3.9:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*8.7.3.9VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3.9:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:*8.7.3.9VulnerableNovell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.7.3.10 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.7 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.7.1 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.7.1 sp1 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.7.3 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.7.3.8 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3.8_presp9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.7.3.8_presp9 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.7.3.9 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3.9:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.7.3.9 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3.9:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.7.3.9 Vulnerable ·Novell
Show 17 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3.9:*:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*8.7.3.9VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3.9:*:windows_2003:*:*:*:*:*8.7.3.9VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.8VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*8.8VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:*8.8VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8:*:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*8.8VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8:*:windows_2003:*:*:*:*:*8.8VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.8.1VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.1:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*8.8.1VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.1:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:*8.8.1VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.1:*:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*8.8.1VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.1:*:windows_2003:*:*:*:*:*8.8.1VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.8.2VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.2:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*8.8.2VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.2:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:*8.8.2VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.2:*:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*8.8.2VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.2:*:windows_2003:*:*:*:*:*8.8.2VulnerableNovell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3.9:*:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.7.3.9 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3.9:*:windows_2003:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.7.3.9 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.8 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.8 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.8 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8:*:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.8 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8:*:windows_2003:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.8 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.8.1 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.1:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.8.1 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.1:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.8.1 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.1:*:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.8.1 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.1:*:windows_2003:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.8.1 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.8.2 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.2:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.8.2 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.2:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.8.2 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.2:*:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.8.2 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.2:*:windows_2003:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.8.2 Vulnerable ·Novell

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-4478
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p5jp-jvfr-m3m3

References

Patch 2

Advisory 3

Other 3

  • TI-2006-05289 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Novell eDirectory 8.8.x before 8.8.1 FTF1, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2008-00890 The SOAP interface to the eMBox module in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3.9 and earlier, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2005-02416 Buffer overflow in dhost.exe in iMonitor for Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 on Windows allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2009-04411 The dhost web service in Novell eDirectory 8.8.5 uses a predictable session cookie, which… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2008-04272 Heap-based buffer overflow in dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.x before 8.8.3, and 8.7.3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-04271 Heap-based buffer overflow in dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.8 before 8.8.3, and 8.7.3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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