CVE-2008-4480
Heap-based buffer overflow in dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.x before 8.8.3, and 8.7.3 before 8...
Heap-based buffer overflow in dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.x before 8.8.3, and 8.7.3 before 8.7.3.10 ftf1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Netware Core Protocol opcode 0x24 message that triggers a calculation error that under-allocates a heap buffer.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Heap-based buffer overflow in dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.x before 8.8.3, and 8.7.3 before 8.7.3.10 ftf1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Netware Core Protocol opcode 0x24 message that triggers a calculation error that under-allocates a heap buffer.
- Record
CVE-2008-4480- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.x before 8.8.3, and 8.7.3 before 8.7.3.10 ftf1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Netware Core Protocol opcode 0x24 message that triggers a calculation error that under-allocates a heap buffer.
- Record
CVE-2008-4480- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4461 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.x before 8.8.3, and 8.7.3 before 8.7.3.10 ftf1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Netware Core Protocol opcode 0x24 message that triggers a calculation error that under-allocates a heap buffer.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4461- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c5hm-4q3r-f846 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.x before 8.8.3, and 8.7.3 before 8...
Heap-based buffer overflow in dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.x before 8.8.3, and 8.7.3 before 8.7.3.10 ftf1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Netware Core Protocol opcode 0x24 message that triggers a calculation error that under-allocates a heap buffer.
- Record
GHSA-c5hm-4q3r-f846- 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-2008-4480 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Novell Edirectory, published October 14, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.6%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2738
support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037181.html
securityreason.com/securityalert/4404
secunia.com/advisories/32111
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-066
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securityfocus.com/archive/1/497169/100/0/threaded
securitytracker.com/id?1020990
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4480
github.com/advisories/GHSA-c5hm-4q3r-f846