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CVE-2008-0639 Details

Description

Stack-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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=SszG22IIugM~	CVE	Patch
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=120276962211348&w=2	CVE	Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/28895	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5008300.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487980/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27741	CVE	Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019366	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0496	CVE
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-005.html	CVE	Patch
http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=SszG22IIugM~	[email protected]	Patch
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=120276962211348&w=2	[email protected]	Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/28895	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5008300.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487980/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27741	[email protected]	Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019366	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0496	[email protected]
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-005.html	[email protected]	Patch

see all 18 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
microsoft windows	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
novell client	4.91 sp2 4.91 sp3 4.91 sp4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:novell:client:4.91:sp2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:novell:client:4.91:sp3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:novell:client:4.91:sp4:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 15, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 14, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]