THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2009-4654
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2009-4654

Edirectory vulnerability

CVSS
9.0
EPSS
6.8%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
Stack-based buffer overflow in the dhost module in Novell eDirectory 8.8 SP5 for Windows allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via long sadminpwd and verifypwd parameters in a submit action to /dhost/httpstk.
Affected vendor
Novell
Affected product
Edirectory
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2010-02-26

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 6.8% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2009-4654

  • Confirm whether Novell Edirectory is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2009-4654.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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