CVE-2008-2145
Stack-based buffer overflow in Novell Client 4.91 SP4 and earlier allows local users to cause a...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-2145- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-2145- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2142 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-2142- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-37hm-7427-xp37 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in Novell Client 4.91 SP4 and earlier allows local users to cause a...
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.
- Record
GHSA-37hm-7427-xp37- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-2145 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Novell Client, published May 12, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1503
securityfocus.com/bid/29109
securityreason.com/securityalert/3868
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42359
secunia.com/advisories/30126
securitytracker.com/id?1020020
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2145
github.com/advisories/GHSA-37hm-7427-xp37