# CVE-2008-5038: Use-after-free vulnerability in the NetWare Core Protocol (NCP) feature in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 SP10 before 8.7.3 SP10 FTF1 and 8.8 SP2 f

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-11-12 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the NetWare Core Protocol (NCP) feature in Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 SP10 before 8.7.3 SP10 FTF1 and 8.8 SP2 for Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a sequence of "Get NCP Extension Information By Name" requests that cause one thread to operate on memory after it has been freed in another thread, which triggers memory corruption, aka Novell Bug 373852.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=748
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037181.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32395
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31956
- http://osvdb.org/48206
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021117
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46138
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037180.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2937

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