Bug 453916 (CVE-2008-2928) - CVE-2008-2928 Directory Server: CGI accept language buffer overflow
Summary: CVE-2008-2928 Directory Server: CGI accept language buffer overflow
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: CVE-2008-2928
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 413531 453921 453922
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2008-07-03 08:38 UTC by Tomas Hoger
Modified: 2019-09-29 12:25 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2012-04-26 13:06:50 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2008:0596 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Critical: Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 Service Pack 7 security update 2008-08-27 20:41:43 UTC

Description Tomas Hoger 2008-07-03 08:38:33 UTC 
A flaw was found in a Accept Language HTTP header parsers implemented in
adminutil library used by various Red Hat Directory Server's Administration
Server's CGI scripts.  A remote attacker able to connect to Administration
Server web interface could cause a CGI scripts to crash, or possibly execute an
arbitrary code.

Issue affects:
- Red Hat Directory Server 7.1
- adminutil packages shipped in Red Hat Directory Server 8 and Fedora Directory
Server, prior to adminutil version 1.1.7
Comment 4 Tomas Hoger 2008-07-09 14:34:03 UTC 
Further investigation showed that even though adminutil as shipped with Red Hat
Directory Server 8 contain vulnerable code, it is not used by any CGI script
shipped with Directory Server 8.

Directory Administration Server CGI scripts do not use affected code.  Directory
Server Gateway (DSGW), which is affected on Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 and
Fedora Directory Server (fedora-ds-dsgw package), is not shipped with Red Hat
Directory Server 8.

Due to that, this issue will not be treated as security sensitive for Red Hat
Directory Server 8, but may be fixed as bugfix in future adminutil package updates.
Comment 5 Tomas Hoger 2008-08-27 20:15:37 UTC 
Lifting embargo.
Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2008-09-10 06:49:56 UTC 
adminutil-1.1.7-1.fc8 has been pushed to the Fedora 8 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
Comment 7 Fedora Update System 2008-09-10 07:18:13 UTC 
adminutil-1.1.7-1.fc9 has been pushed to the Fedora 9 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
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