Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 14, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-4479
CVE-2008-4479
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.8 before 8.8.3, and 8.7.3 before 8.7.3.10 ftf1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a SOAP request with a long Accept-Language header.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
9- support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037180.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037181.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/32111nvdThird Party Advisory
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4405nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.novell.com/support/php/search.donvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497164/100/0/threadednvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2738nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-064nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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