CVE-2008-5073 describes a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in an ActiveX control within Novell ZENworks Desktop Management 6.5. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an excessively long argument to the CanUninstall method. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with medium attack complexity. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_desktop_management:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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