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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-5091 · published 14 November 2008

CVE-2008-5091: Novell edirectory memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Novell · Edirectory

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."

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 2.1% · top 19.0% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
2.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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."

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-5091), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.