CVE-2008-2932 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via crafted HTTP input to CGI scripts in Fedora Directory Server.
- 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-2008-2932?
CVE-2008-2932 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Red Hat adminutil 1.1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via % (percent) encoded HTTP input to unspecified CGI scripts in Fedora Directory Server. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2008-2929.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2932?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Adminutil.
How do I fix CVE-2008-2932?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2932 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2008-2932 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2932 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c7f8-wqfw-qhrr.