CVE-2008-5038 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability affecting Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 SP10 (before FTF1) and 8.8 SP2 for Windows. This flaw in the NetWare Core Protocol (NCP) allows remote attackers to trigger memory corruption and cause a denial of service, with the potential for arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), indicating it is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 8.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp1:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
8.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp2:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
8.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp3:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
8.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp4:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.