CVE-2009-4653: novell edirectory

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-4653 is a high (CVSS 9.0) vulnerability in novell edirectory. EPSS estimates a 12.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 26-02-2010
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the dhost module in Novell eDirectory 8.8 SP5 for Windows allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (dhost.exe crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string to /dhost/modules?I:.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.