Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 14, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-5091
CVE-2008-5091
Description
Buffer overflow in the LDAP Service in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 before SP10a and 8.8 before SP3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving an "invalid extensibleMatch filter."
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Affected products
42cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 41 more
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.5.12a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.5.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3.8_presp9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3.9:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3.9:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3.9:*:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3.9:*:windows_2003:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp1:windows:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp2:windows:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp3:windows:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp4:windows:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp6:windows:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp7:windows:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp8:windows:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp9:windows:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.1:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.1:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.1:*:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.1:*:windows_2003:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.2:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.2:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.2:*:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8.2:*:windows_2003:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8:*:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8:*:windows_2003:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:sp2:windows:*:*:*:*:*range: <=8.8
- (no CPE)range: <8.7.3 SP10a, <8.8 SP3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- www.novell.com/documentation/edir873/sp10_readme/netware/readme.txtnvdVendor Advisory
- www.novell.com/support/viewContent.donvdVendor Advisory
- www.novell.com/support/viewContent.donvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30947nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2462nvd
- bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43590nvd
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