# CVE-2008-2932: Heap-based buffer overflow in Red Hat adminutil 1.1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execut

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-09-12 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454662
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31106
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00218.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00449.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31777
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45203

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