CVE-2008-2908

Exp

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in a certain ActiveX control in ienipp.ocx in Novell iPrint Client for Windows before 4.36 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long value of the (1) operation, (2) printer-url, or (3) target-frame parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2008-06-30 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-2908 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 35.42%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-2908

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16508 exploit_db edb 2008-06-16 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2908

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 2026-06-15 70.26% 35.42% -34.83%
2 2025-11-24 59.53% 70.26% +10.73%
3 2025-08-20 59.53%

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-2908

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-2908

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-2908

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
novell iprint_client <= 4.35 cpe:2.3:a:novell:iprint_client:*:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-2908

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