Use After Free in Novell Edirectory

CVE-2008-5038

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…

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.062 (92.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_IDEFENSE, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Broken Link)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-5038?
CVE-2008-5038 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Novell Edirectory, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2008-11-12.
How severe is CVE-2008-5038?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.