PT-2008-3658 · Novell · Novell Client

Laurent Gaffie · Published 2008-05-12 · Updated 2018-10-11 · CVE-2008-2145

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Novell Client versions 4.91 SP4 and earlier

Description A stack-based buffer overflow issue allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long username in the "forgotten password" dialog.

Recommendations For Novell Client versions 4.91 SP4 and earlier, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-2145

Affected Products

Novell Client

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2145 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/491814/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1503 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1020020 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3868 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42359 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/29109 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30126 · Note