CVE-2008-5038 Use after free in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published 12 Nov 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a use-after-free flaw in Novell eDirectory's NCP feature.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2008-5038?

CVE-2008-5038 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Novell Edirectory, published on 12 Nov 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5038?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Novell Edirectory.

How do I fix CVE-2008-5038?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5038 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2008-5038 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5038 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Novell Edirectory vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w3mr-x868-44rj.