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CVE-2008-3159: novell edirectory Numeric Errors

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
Published 14-07-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-3159 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Numeric Errors vulnerability in novell edirectory. EPSS estimates a 8.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
8.67%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 14-07-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Integer overflow in ds.dlm, as used by dhost.exe, in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3.10 before 8.7.3 SP10b and 8.8 before 8.8.2 ftf2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger a stack-based buffer overflow, related to "flawed arithmetic."

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

8.67%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

95%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 8.67% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
8.67%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Novell1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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