{"id":"CVE-2008-2928","aliases":["EUVD-2008-2921","GHSA-fprm-74q4-pj4w","RHSA-2008:0596"],"status":"published","title":"Multiple buffer overflows in the adminutil library in CGI applications in Red Hat Directory...","description":"Multiple buffer overflows in the adminutil library in CGI applications in Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Accept-Language HTTP header.","severity":{"version":"2.0","score":10,"vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-08","score":0.06643,"percentile":0.93918,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-119"],"published":"2008-08-29T18:00:00Z","modified":"2026-06-29T10:02:02Z","affected":[{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Red Hat:directory_server:7.1","package":"redhat-ds","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0:7.1SP7-14.RHEL4"}]}],"bundled":4}],"products":[{"vendor":"redhat","product":"directory_server"}],"references":[{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=453916","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","report"]},{"url":"http://securitytracker.com/id?1020771","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_SECTRACK","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01532861","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_HP","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/release-notes/7.1SP7/index.html","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","article"]},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31702","tags":["third-party-advisory","x_refsource_SECUNIA","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0596.html","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_REDHAT","x_transferred","Patch"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30869","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred","Patch"]},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2480","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_VUPEN","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00218.html","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_FEDORA","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00449.html","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_FEDORA","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31777","tags":["third-party-advisory","x_refsource_SECUNIA","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5865","tags":["vdb-entry","signature","x_refsource_OVAL","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44738","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_XF","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31565","tags":["third-party-advisory","x_refsource_SECUNIA","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2928","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fprm-74q4-pj4w"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0596","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical","tags":["article"]},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454065","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454621","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458977","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2008/rhsa-2008_0596.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2928","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2928","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2929","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2929","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2929","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2930","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2930","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2930","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3283","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3283","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3283","tags":["advisory"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2008-2928","description":"Multiple buffer overflows in the adminutil library in CGI applications in Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Accept-Language HTTP header.","status":"published","published":"2008-08-29T18:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-07T09:21:34.49Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:34:44.675398Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2008-2921","description":"Multiple buffer overflows in the adminutil library in CGI applications in Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Accept-Language HTTP header.","status":"published","published":"2008-08-29T18:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-07T09:21:34Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T01:38:54.669867Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-fprm-74q4-pj4w","title":"Multiple buffer overflows in the adminutil library in CGI applications in Red Hat Directory...","description":"Multiple buffer overflows in the adminutil library in CGI applications in Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Accept-Language HTTP header.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-01T23:54:56Z","modified":"2023-01-31T05:07:00Z","cwes":["CWE-119"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:49:07.796746Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2008-2928","description":"Multiple buffer overflows in the adminutil library in CGI applications in Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Accept-Language HTTP header.","status":"published","published":"2008-08-29T18:41:00Z","modified":"2026-06-16T22:54:45.003Z","cvss":[{"version":"2.0","score":10,"vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-119"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:01:27.800088Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"RHSA-2008:0596","title":"Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 Service Pack 7 security update","status":"published","published":"2024-09-13T06:24:07Z","modified":"2026-06-29T10:02:02Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:52:59.70892Z"}]}}