CVE-2008-0639

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-0639
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-02-13 21:00:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionStack-based buffer overflow in the EnumPrinters function in the Spooler service (nwspool.dll) in Novell Client 4.91 SP2, SP3, and SP4 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPC request, aka Novell bug 353138, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5854. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-6701.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows All All All All
Application Novell Client 4.91 sp2 All All
Application Novell Client 4.91 sp3 All All
Application Novell Client 4.91 sp4 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Novell Client 4.91 Post-SP2/3/4 NWSPOOL.DLL 2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.novell.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Novell Client NWSPOOL.DLL Stack Overflow in EnumPrinters() Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Zero Day Initiative af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.zerodayinitiative.com Patch
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Downloads af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 download.novell.com Patch
Novell Client NWSPOOL.DLL "EnumPrinters()" Buffer Overflow - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
'[Full-disclosure] ZDI-08-005: Novell Client NWSPOOL.DLL' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Patch
Novell Client 'nwspool.dll' EnumPrinters RPC Request Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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