CVE-2008-0927 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 70.1% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 70.05% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-04-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows-nt |
| novell | edirectory |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Novell eDirectory < 8.7.3 SP 10 / 8.8.2 - HTTP headers Denial of Service | 2008-05-05 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29805
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3829452&sliceId=1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491622/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28757
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019836
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1217/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41787
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5547
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29805
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3829452&sliceId=1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491622/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28757
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019836
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1217/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41787
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5547
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