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CVE-2008-5073

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2008-11-14 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in an ActiveX control in Novell ZENworks Desktop Management 6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the CanUninstall method.

Affected products

• Novell Zenworks Desktop Management: 6.5

References

• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4595
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496786/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31435
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45462
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4595
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496786/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31435
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45462

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