01 Record
CVE-2008-0639
Stack-based buffer overflow in the EnumPrinters function in the Spooler service (nwspool.dll) in Novell Client 4.91 SP2, SP3, and SP4 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the EnumPrinters function in the Spooler service (nwspool.dll) in Novell Client 4.91 SP2, SP3, and SP4 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 23.18% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 97.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-02-13 20:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 07:54Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-02-06
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- b0f9846b9d449822bce60b8421a4711244a57b85ed350e1a861dad10161c3416
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com20080211 ZDI-08-005: Novell Client NWSPOOL.DLL EnumPrinters Stack Overflow Vulnerabilityhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487980/100/0/threaded
- secunia.com28895http://secunia.com/advisories/28895
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-0496http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0496
- www.zerodayinitiative.comhttp://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-005.html
- marc.info20080211 ZDI-08-005: Novell Client NWSPOOL.DLL EnumPrinters Stack Overflow Vulnerabilityhttp://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=120276962211348&w=2
- www.securitytracker.com1019366http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019366
- www.securityfocus.com27741http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27741
- support.novell.comhttp://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5008300.html
- download.novell.comhttp://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=SszG22IIugM~