CVE-2008-4478

Estado: ModificadaAlta (10)—
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.
CVSS

Versión: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Puntuación base: 10
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 9.82%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 95
Fecha de la puntuación: 3/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)

Novell — Edirectory
CWE

CWE-189
Referencias

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