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CVE-2008-0639

Stack-based buffer overflow in the EnumPrinters function in the Spooler service (nwspool.dll) in Novell Client 4.91 SP2,

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.

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 0.44645
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 2% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules11 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

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novell clientall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productcriticalSuspicious Cobalt Strike DNS Beaconing - DNS Client
producthighPotential MFA Bypass Using Legacy Client Authentication
producthighTor Client/Browser Execution
producthighSuspicious WebDav Client Execution Via Rundll32.EXE
productcriticalHackTool - Windows Credential Editor (WCE) Execution
productcriticalWindows Credential Editor Registry
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Scoring & Timeline

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HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD13 Feb 2008 · 09:00 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=SszG22IIugM~Patch
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=120276962211348&w=2Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/28895PatchVendor 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/27741Patch
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