9.8
CRITICAL
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.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-5038 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Novell edirectory
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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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-5038 vulnerability over time.

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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
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
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.

22.97 }} 0.76%

score

0.96126

percentile

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