CVE-2008-0927: microsoft windows-nt Resource Management Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2008-0927 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in microsoft windows-nt. EPSS estimates a 70.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 14-04-2008PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
70.05%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
99%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 70.05% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundNovell eDirectory < 8.7.3 SP 10 / 8.8.2 - HTTP headers Denial of Service
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Microsoft1 product
- windows-nt2000 | 2003
1 vendor · 1 product
References
8 links- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491622/100/0/threadedMailing ListX Refsource BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3829452&sliceId=1X Refsource CONFIRMVendor Advisory