Description
dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 before sp10 and 8.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an HTTP request with (1) multiple Connection headers or (2) a Connection header with multiple comma-separated values. NOTE: this might be similar to CVE-2008-1777.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Novell eDirectory < 8.7.3 SP 10 / 8.8.2 - HTTP headers Denial of Service EDB-5547 · dos · May 5, 2008 · verified
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References
- 20080505 Novell eDirectory DoS via HTTP headers mailing-list
- 1019836 vdb-entry
- 29805 third-party-advisory
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3829452&sliceId=1
- ADV-2008-1217 vdb-entry
- novell-edirectory-dhost-dos(41787) vdb-entry
- 28757 vdb-entry
- 5547 exploit