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CVE-2008-4478: novell edirectory Numeric Errors

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
Published 14-10-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-4478 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Numeric Errors vulnerability in novell edirectory. EPSS estimates a 9.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.5% 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
9.82%
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. 14-10-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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 metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

9.82%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 9.82% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
9.82%

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
  • edirectory≤ 8.7.3.10 | 8.7 | 8.7.1 | 8.7.1:sp1 | 8.7.3 | 8.7.3.8 | 8.7.3.8_presp9 | 8.7.3.9 | 8.8 | 8.8.1 | 8.8.2

1 vendor · 1 product

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