CVE-2008-0924
Stack-based buffer overflow in the DoLBURPRequest function in libnldap in ndsd in Novell...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the DoLBURPRequest function in libnldap in ndsd in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3.9 and earlier, and 8.8.1 and earlier in the 8.8.x series, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or CPU consumption) or execute arbitrary code via a long delRequest LDAP Extended Request message, probably involving a long Distinguished Name (DN) field.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Stack-based buffer overflow in the DoLBURPRequest function in libnldap in ndsd in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3.9 and earlier, and 8.8.1 and earlier in the 8.8.x series, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or CPU consumption) or execute arbitrary code via a long delRequest LDAP Extended Request message, probably involving a long Distinguished Name (DN) field.
- Record
CVE-2008-0924- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the DoLBURPRequest function in libnldap in ndsd in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3.9 and earlier, and 8.8.1 and earlier in the 8.8.x series, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or CPU consumption) or execute arbitrary code via a long delRequest LDAP Extended Request message, probably involving a long Distinguished Name (DN) field.
- Record
CVE-2008-0924- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-0931 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the DoLBURPRequest function in libnldap in ndsd in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3.9 and earlier, and 8.8.1 and earlier in the 8.8.x series, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or CPU consumption) or execute arbitrary code via a long delRequest LDAP Extended Request message, probably involving a long Distinguished Name (DN) field.
- Record
EUVD-2008-0931- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pgm5-2qgh-cvjr No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the DoLBURPRequest function in libnldap in ndsd in Novell...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the DoLBURPRequest function in libnldap in ndsd in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3.9 and earlier, and 8.8.1 and earlier in the 8.8.x series, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or CPU consumption) or execute arbitrary code via a long delRequest LDAP Extended Request message, probably involving a long Distinguished Name (DN) field.
- Record
GHSA-pgm5-2qgh-cvjr- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-0924 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Novell Edirectory, published March 28, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.00%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1019692
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0987/references
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-013
secunia.com/advisories/29476
securityfocus.com/bid/28434
secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/411/3382120_f.SAL_Public.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0924
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pgm5-2qgh-cvjr