CVE-2008-5038

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-17. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 6%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
92.7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

November 12, 2008

Last Modified

April 23, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated May 12, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

IBM X-Force Exchange

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46138
generic

VUPEN Security - Vulnerability Research and Intelligence

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2937
generic
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021117
generic
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31956
generic

History of Issues Resolved in eDirectory 8.8.x

http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981
generic

About Secunia Research | Flexera

http://secunia.com/advisories/32395

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2008-5038?
CVE-2008-5038 is a critical vulnerability published on November 12, 2008. 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"…
When was CVE-2008-5038 disclosed?
CVE-2008-5038 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 12, 2008, with the most recent update on April 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2008-5038 actively exploited?
CVE-2008-5038 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 92.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2008-5038?
CVE-2008-5038 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2008-5038?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2008-5038, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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