Is CVE-2009-4653 actively exploited?

CVE-2009-4653 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-11.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-4653?

CVE-2009-4653 has a CVSS score of 9 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C.

How do I patch CVE-2009-4653?

Patch guidance is available from novell security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2009-4653.

CVE-2009-4653 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the dhost module in Novell eDirectory 8.8 SP5 for Windows allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (dhost.exe crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string to /dhost/modules?I:.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: single
Confidentiality: complete
Integrity: complete
Availability: complete
Weaknesses: CWE-119 · Memory Buffer Errors

Metadata

Primary Vendor: NOVELL
Published: 2/26/2010
Last Modified: 4/11/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2009-4653

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