CVE-2008-5073

Novell ZENworks Desktop Management 6.5 - Remote Code Execution via CanUninstall Method

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-5073. PoCs published by Satan_HackerS.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a heap-based buffer overflow PoC for Novell ZENworks Desktop Management 6.5. It exploits an ActiveX control vulnerability by overflowing a buffer with a large string and shellcode to achieve remote code execution.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Satan_HackerS · htmlremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32429

This is a heap-based buffer overflow PoC for Novell ZENworks Desktop Management 6.5. It exploits an ActiveX control vulnerability by overflowing a buffer with a large string and shellcode to achieve remote code execution.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Novell ZENworks Desktop Management 6.5
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage or open a malicious HTML file · ActiveX control must be enabled in the browser
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4595
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31435
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496786/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45462

Scores

EPSS 0.0531
EPSS Percentile 91.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
novell/zenworks_desktop_management 6.5
Published Nov 14, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026