FKIE_CVE-2008-2928
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-08-29 18:41 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:54
Severity
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | directory_server | 7.1 | |
| redhat | directory_server | 7.1 | |
| redhat | directory_server | 7.1 | |
| redhat | directory_server | 7.1 | |
| redhat | directory_server | 7.1 | |
| redhat | directory_server | 7.1 |
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