CVE-2008-2932
Heap-based buffer overflow in Red Hat adminutil 1.1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-2932- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-2932- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2925 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-2925- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c7f8-wqfw-qhrr No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in Red Hat adminutil 1.1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial...
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.
- Record
GHSA-c7f8-wqfw-qhrr- 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-2008-2932 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Redhat Adminutil, published September 12, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.38%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454662
securityfocus.com/bid/31106
redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00218.html
secunia.com/advisories/31777
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45203
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2932
github.com/advisories/GHSA-c7f8-wqfw-qhrr