Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2008-0639
Stack-based buffer overflow in the EnumPrinters function in the Spooler service (nwspool.dll) in Novell Client 4.91 SP2, SP3, and SP4 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPC request, aka Novell bug 353138, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5854. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-6701.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.232 (97.7th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.232 · newest: 0.232 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- Novell Client — versions 4.91
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487980/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/28895 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0496 (vdb-entry)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-005.html (Patch)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list, Patch)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/27741 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5008300.html
- download.novell.com/Download (Patch)