CVE-2008-5073: novell zenworks_desktop_management

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-5073 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in novell zenworks_desktop_management. EPSS estimates a 5.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 14-11-2008
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.