CVE-2008-5073
Heap-based buffer overflow in an ActiveX control in Novell ZENworks Desktop Management 6.5 allows...
Heap-based buffer overflow in an ActiveX control in Novell ZENworks Desktop Management 6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the CanUninstall method.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Heap-based buffer overflow in an ActiveX control in Novell ZENworks Desktop Management 6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the CanUninstall method.
- Record
CVE-2008-5073- 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
Heap-based buffer overflow in an ActiveX control in Novell ZENworks Desktop Management 6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the CanUninstall method.
- Record
CVE-2008-5073- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5052 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in an ActiveX control in Novell ZENworks Desktop Management 6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the CanUninstall method.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5052- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6rgv-f9r3-qj2j No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in an ActiveX control in Novell ZENworks Desktop Management 6.5 allows...
Heap-based buffer overflow in an ActiveX control in Novell ZENworks Desktop Management 6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the CanUninstall method.
- Record
GHSA-6rgv-f9r3-qj2j- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Novell ZENworks Desktop Management 6.5 - ActiveX Control 'CanUninstall()' Remote Buffer Overflow | 2008-09-27 |
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-2008-5073 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Novell Zenworks Desktop Management, published November 14, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.27%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.