PT-2008-6227 · Novell · Novell Zenworks Desktop Management

Satan_Hacker · Published 2008-11-14 · Updated 2018-10-11 · CVE-2008-5073

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Novell ZENworks Desktop Management version 6.5

Description A heap-based buffer overflow issue exists in an ActiveX control, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a long argument to the CanUninstall method.

Recommendations For Novell ZENworks Desktop Management version 6.5, consider disabling the CanUninstall method as a temporary workaround until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5073

Affected Products

Novell Zenworks Desktop Management

References · 6

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/32429 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5073 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/31435 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4595 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45462 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/496786/100/0/threaded · Note