Is CVE-2008-5231 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5231 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5231?

CVE-2008-5231 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-5231

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 4.0%EU EUVD

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ExecuteRequest method in the Novell iPrint ActiveX control in ienipp.ocx in Novell iPrint Client 5.06 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long target-frame option value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2431.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 4.0% (91th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-5208)
Published: November 26, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5208 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

novell / iprint
novell / iprint
novell / iprint
novell / iprint
novell / iprint
novell / iprint
novell / iprint
novell / iprint
novell / iprint

References

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

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