# CVE-2008-5091: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-11-14 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30947
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020788
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43590
- http://www.novell.com/documentation/edir873/sp10_readme/netware/readme.txt
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3477912
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=373853
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2462

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