CVE-2008-2145

Stack-based buffer overflow in Novell Client 4.91 SP4 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long username in the "forgotten password" dialog.

Published: 2008-05-12 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-2145 is rated Low Risk (36.1/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.07%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2145

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-10-06 0.04% 0.07% +0.02%
2 2025-03-17 0.06% 0.04% -0.01%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.06% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-2145

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-2145

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-2145

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
novell client 4.91 cpe:2.3:a:novell:client:4.91:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell client 4.91 cpe:2.3:a:novell:client:4.91:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell client 4.91 cpe:2.3:a:novell:client:4.91:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell client 4.91 cpe:2.3:a:novell:client:4.91:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-2145

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