CVE-2008-5038
Estado: ModificadaCrítica (9.8)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 9.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 6.21%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 93
- Fecha de la puntuación: 2/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-416
Referencias
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=748
- http://osvdb.org/48206
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32395
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037180.html
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037181.html
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31956
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021117
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2937
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46138
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=748
- http://osvdb.org/48206
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32395
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037180.html
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037181.html
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31956
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021117
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2937
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46138
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