CVE-2008-5383 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in National Instruments Electronics Workbench, allowing user-assisted attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted .ewb file. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a high-impact attack that can be executed remotely with medium complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, a proof-of-concept exploit is available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:national_instruments:electronics_workbench:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.