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CVE-2008-5038

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 6.21%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-11-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2008-5038
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
6.21%
Windows

Original Filing — NVD 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.