CVE-2008-5038
Novell eDirectory NCP Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the NetWare Core Protocol (NCP) feature in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 SP10 before 8.7.3 SP10 FTF1 and 8.8 SP2 for Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a sequence of "Get NCP Extension Information By Name" requests that cause one thread to operate on memory after it has been freed in another thread, which triggers memory corruption, aka Novell Bug 373852.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 12, 2008, 9:09 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 2, 2024, 3:49 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2008-5038.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=748 | Broken Link |
| http://osvdb.org/48206 | Broken Link |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32395 | Broken Link Vendor Advisory |
| http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037180.html | Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037181.html | Broken Link Patch |
| http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981 | Broken Link |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31956 | Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021117 | Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2937 | Broken Link Vendor Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46138 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=748 No Types Assigned http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=748 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://osvdb.org/48206 No Types Assigned http://osvdb.org/48206 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32395 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/32395 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037180.html Patch, Vendor Advisory http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037180.html Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037181.html Patch http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037181.html Broken Link, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981 No Types Assigned http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31956 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31956 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021117 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021117 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2937 Vendor Advisory http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2937 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46138 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46138 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Removed CWE NIST CWE-399 Added CWE NIST CWE-416 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.5.12a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.5.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp1:windows:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp2:windows:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp3:windows:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp4:windows:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp5:windows:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp6:windows:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp7:windows:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp8:windows:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:sp9:windows:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.7.3 *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8:sp2:windows:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.7.3 *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp1:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp2:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp3:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp4:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp5:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp6:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp7:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp8:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp9:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8:-:*:*:*:windows:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/46138 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46138 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 13, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-5038 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-5038
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
24.32 }} 1.35%
score
0.96766
percentile