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TI-2008-04791 Aliases CVE-2008-5038GHSA-w3mr-x868-44rj

Use-after-free vulnerability in the NetWare Core Protocol (NCP) feature in Novell…

Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Use-after-free vulnerability in the NetWare Core Protocol (NCP) feature in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 SP10 before 8.7.3 SP10 FTF1 and 8.8 SP2 for Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a sequence of "Get NCP Extension Information By Name" requests that cause one thread to operate on memory after it has been freed in another thread, which triggers memory corruption, aka Novell Bug 373852.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06206 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 11

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 8.7.3VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp1:*:*:*:windows:*:*8.7.3 sp1VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp2:*:*:*:windows:*:*8.7.3 sp2VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp3:*:*:*:windows:*:*8.7.3 sp3VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp4:*:*:*:windows:*:*8.7.3 sp4VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp5:*:*:*:windows:*:*8.7.3 sp5VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp6:*:*:*:windows:*:*8.7.3 sp6VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp7:*:*:*:windows:*:*8.7.3 sp7VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp8:*:*:*:windows:*:*8.7.3 sp8VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp9:*:*:*:windows:*:*8.7.3 sp9VulnerableNovell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.7.3 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp1:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 8.7.3 sp1 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp2:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 8.7.3 sp2 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp3:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 8.7.3 sp3 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp4:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 8.7.3 sp4 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp5:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 8.7.3 sp5 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp6:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 8.7.3 sp6 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp7:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 8.7.3 sp7 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp8:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 8.7.3 sp8 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.7.3:sp9:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 8.7.3 sp9 Vulnerable ·Novell
Show 1 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8:-:*:*:*:windows:*:*8.8VulnerableNovell
  • cpe:2.3:a:novell:edirectory:8.8:-:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 8.8 Vulnerable ·Novell

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5038
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w3mr-x868-44rj

References

Patch 2

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2006-05289 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Novell eDirectory 8.8.x before 8.8.1 FTF1, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2008-00890 The SOAP interface to the eMBox module in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3.9 and earlier, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2005-02416 Buffer overflow in dhost.exe in iMonitor for Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 on Windows allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2009-04411 The dhost web service in Novell eDirectory 8.8.5 uses a predictable session cookie, which… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2008-04272 Heap-based buffer overflow in dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.x before 8.8.3, and 8.7.3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-04271 Heap-based buffer overflow in dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.8 before 8.8.3, and 8.7.3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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