CVE-2008-5038
Critical
Description
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.
SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
Product
Novell Edirectory
PublishedNov 12, 2008
First seenNov 12, 2008
How to fix
Update
- novell edirectory8.7.3 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| novell edirectory | v < 8.7.3, 8.7.3, 8.8 | 8.7.3 |
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