Is CVE-2008-5038 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5038 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5038?

CVE-2008-5038 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

CVE-2008-5038

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8EPSS 6.2%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.8 (v3.1)
Severity: CRITICAL
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-416
EPSS score: 6.2% (94th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-5017)
Published: November 12, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5017 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

novell / edirectory
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novell / edirectory
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novell / edirectory
novell / edirectory
novell / edirectory
novell / edirectory
novell / edirectory

References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=748(Broken Link)
http://osvdb.org/48206(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32395(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037180.html(Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037181.html(Broken Link, Patch)
http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981(Broken Link)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31956(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021117(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2937(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46138(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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