CVE-2008-0927 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via CPU consumption in Novell eDirectory by sending crafted HTTP requests with multiple Connection headers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-0927?
CVE-2008-0927 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Apr 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0927?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows-Nt.
How do I fix CVE-2008-0927?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0927 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2008-0927 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-0927 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m2pj-fhfv-4fq7.