CVE-2008-3158
Unspecified vulnerability in NWFS.SYS in Novell Client for Windows 4.91 SP4 has unknown impact...
Unspecified vulnerability in NWFS.SYS in Novell Client for Windows 4.91 SP4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, possibly related to IOCTL requests that overwrite arbitrary memory.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Unspecified vulnerability in NWFS.SYS in Novell Client for Windows 4.91 SP4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, possibly related to IOCTL requests that overwrite arbitrary memory.
- Record
CVE-2008-3158- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unspecified vulnerability in NWFS.SYS in Novell Client for Windows 4.91 SP4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, possibly related to IOCTL requests that overwrite arbitrary memory.
- Record
CVE-2008-3158- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3148 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in NWFS.SYS in Novell Client for Windows 4.91 SP4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, possibly related to IOCTL requests that overwrite arbitrary memory.
- Record
EUVD-2008-3148- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xvpp-959v-c63p No score
Unspecified vulnerability in NWFS.SYS in Novell Client for Windows 4.91 SP4 has unknown impact...
Unspecified vulnerability in NWFS.SYS in Novell Client for Windows 4.91 SP4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, possibly related to IOCTL requests that overwrite arbitrary memory.
- Record
GHSA-xvpp-959v-c63p- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Novell Client 4.91 SP4 - 'nwfs.sys' Local Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) | 2013-06-24 |
| Metasploit | Novell Client 4.91 SP4 nwfs.sys Local Privilege Escalation | 2008-06-26 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-3158 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Novell Client For Windows, published July 11, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.48%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1020385
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43460
support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5028543.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1968/references
securityfocus.com/bid/30001
secunia.com/advisories/30904
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3158
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xvpp-959v-c63p