9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2008-5073
Novell ZENworks Desktop Management ActiveX Heap Buffer Overflow
Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in an ActiveX control in Novell ZENworks Desktop Management 6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the CanUninstall method.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 14, 2008, 6:07 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 11, 2018, 8:53 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-5073 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 zenworks_desktop_management
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-2008-5073.

URL Resource
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4595
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496786/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31435
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45462

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-5073 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-5073 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/496786/100/0/threaded [Exploit]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496786/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/45462 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45462 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 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.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

8.07 }} 0.32%

score

0.94351

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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