CVE-2008-2928

Impact:
Critical
Public Date:
2007-12-06
CWE:
CWE-228->CWE-119
Bugzilla:
453916: CVE-2008-2928 Directory Server: CGI accept language buffer overflow

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

Multiple buffer overflows in the adminutil library in CGI applications in Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Accept-Language HTTP header.

Find out more about CVE-2008-2928 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score 8.3
Base Metrics AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Adjacent Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete

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Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 (for AS v. 3) (redhat-ds) RHSA-2008:0596 2008-08-27

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