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FKIE_CVE-2008-0927

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-04-14 16:05 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:50
Severity
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/29805Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3829452&sliceId=1Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491622/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28757Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019836Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1217/referencesThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41787Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5547Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29805Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3829452&sliceId=1Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491622/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28757Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019836Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1217/referencesThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41787Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5547Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Impacted products

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      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
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              "matchCriteriaId": "5B50CE5C-1108-405A-8FE9-C12542F774A2",
              "versionEndIncluding": "8.7.3.9",
              "vulnerable": false
            },
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              "matchCriteriaId": "4CC8C64B-A5E6-4022-B55A-F2E80AB3D8F3",
              "versionEndExcluding": "8.8.2",
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            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        },
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              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
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              "matchCriteriaId": "CADAB8CD-9972-4535-9963-80A3EDB57925",
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          ],
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        }
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  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
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    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "El archivo dhost.exe en Novell eDirectory versi\u00f3n 8.7.3 anterior a las versiones sp10 y 8.8.2 permite a los atacantes remotos provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (consumo de CPU) por medio de una petici\u00f3n HTTP con (1) varios encabezados de conexi\u00f3n o (2) un encabezado de conexi\u00f3n con varios valores separados por comas. NOTA: esta vulnerabilidad podr\u00eda ser similar a CVE-2008-1777."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2008-0927",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:50:37.363",
  "metrics": {
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        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "baseScore": 5.0,
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 10.0,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
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    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
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    },
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}



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