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CVE-2008-50731 exploit
Heap-based buffer overflow in an ActiveX control in Novell ZENworks Desktop Management 6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary cod…
Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
9.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
5.3%
percentile 93%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
5.27% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-32429 Novell ZENworks Desktop Management 6.5 - ActiveX Control 'CanUninstall()' Remote Buffer Overflow · remote · 2008-09-27
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
- securityreason.com /securityalert/4595 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/31435 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /archive/1/496786/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/45462 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2008-5073
- NVD: CVE-2008-5073
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