6.9med
CVE-2008-31582 exploits
Unspecified vulnerability in NWFS.SYS in Novell Client for Windows 4.91 SP4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, possibly related to IOCT…
Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
6.9
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
5.5%
percentile 93%
Public exploits
2
Metasploit · Exploit-DB
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in NWFS.SYS in Novell Client for Windows 4.91 SP4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, possibly related to IOCTL requests that overwrite arbitrary memory.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
5.48% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- Metasploit exploit/windows/local/novell_client_nwfs Novell Client 4.91 SP4 nwfs.sys Local Privilege Escalation · metasploit exploit, average rank · 2008-06-26
- EDB-26418 Novell Client 4.91 SP4 - 'nwfs.sys' Local Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) · local · 2013-06-24
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
- securitytracker.com /id?1020385 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/43460 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- support.novell.com /docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5028543.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/1968/references · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/30001 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/30904 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2008-3158
- NVD: CVE-2008-3158
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