CVE-2008-5383
Stack-based buffer overflow in National Instruments Electronics Workbench allows user-assisted...
Stack-based buffer overflow in National Instruments Electronics Workbench allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .ewb file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Stack-based buffer overflow in National Instruments Electronics Workbench allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .ewb file.
- Record
CVE-2008-5383- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in National Instruments Electronics Workbench allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .ewb file.
- Record
CVE-2008-5383- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5360 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in National Instruments Electronics Workbench allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .ewb file.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5360- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wv8r-r5q9-qpc8 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in National Instruments Electronics Workbench allows user-assisted...
Stack-based buffer overflow in National Instruments Electronics Workbench allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .ewb file.
- Record
GHSA-wv8r-r5q9-qpc8- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Electronics Workbench - '.ewb' Local Stack Overflow (PoC) | 2008-11-30 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5383 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in National Instruments Electronics Workbench, published December 9, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.71%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.