Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 14, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2008-5073

Description

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.

Affected products

Novell/Zenworks Desktop Management
cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_desktop_management:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

securityreason.com/securityalert/4595nvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496786/100/0/threadednvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/31435nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45462nvd

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