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CVE-2008-5383

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2008-12-09 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in National Instruments Electronics Workbench allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .ewb file.

Affected products

• National Instruments Electronics Workbench: all versions

References

• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4698
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32542
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46996
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7307
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4698
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32542
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46996
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7307

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