CVE-2008-1777

N/A Unknown

Published: April 14, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

The eDirectory Host Environment service (dhost.exe) in Novell eDirectory 8.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long HTTP HEAD request to TCP port 8028.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/29639

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.offensive-security.com/0day/novel-edir.py.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28572

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019783

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1075

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29639