CVE-2008-3158

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in NWFS.SYS in Novell Client for Windows 4.91 SP4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, possibly related to IOCTL requests that overwrite arbitrary memory.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.57% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020385 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43460 vdb entry
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5028543.html patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1968/references vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30001 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30904 third party advisory patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3158?
CVE-2008-3158 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3158?
To fix CVE-2008-3158, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-3158 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3158 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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