CVE-2008-0639
Stack-based buffer overflow in the EnumPrinters function in the Spooler service (nwspool.dll) in Novell Client 4.91 SP2, SP3, and SP4 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPC request, aka Novell bug 353138, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5854. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-6701.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 10.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 23.2% (98th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-0649)
- Published
- February 13, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-0649 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- microsoft / windows
- novell / client
- novell / client
- novell / client
References
- http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=SszG22IIugM~(Patch)
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=120276962211348&w=2(Patch)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28895(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5008300.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487980/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27741(Patch)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019366
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0496
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-005.html(Patch)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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