CVE-2008-5383

high

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.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7307

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46996

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32542

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4698

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-12-09

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: 7.8

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