CVE-2008-5073

critical

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45462

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31435

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496786/100/0/threaded

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4595

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-11-14

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.05397