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CVE-2008-2145
Stack-based buffer overflow in Novell Client 4.91 SP4 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly…
High7.2EPSS 0.48%
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Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Novell Client 4.91 SP4 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long username in the "forgotten password" dialog.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.48% · top 59% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- ADV-2008-1503 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 29109 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 3868 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- novell-client-username-bo(42359) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20080508 Novell Client <= 4.91 SP4 Local Stack overflow / B.S.O.D (unauthentificated user) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 30126 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1020020 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .