CVE-2008-5383

National Instruments Electronics Workbench - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-5383. PoCs published by Zigma.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit generates a malformed .EWB file with a large buffer overflow payload to trigger a stack-based buffer overflow in Electronics Workbench. The PoC creates a file with 10,000 'A' characters to demonstrate the vulnerability.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in National Instruments Electronics Workbench allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .ewb file.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Zigma · pythondoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7307

This exploit generates a malformed .EWB file with a large buffer overflow payload to trigger a stack-based buffer overflow in Electronics Workbench. The PoC creates a file with 10,000 'A' characters to demonstrate the vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Electronics Workbench (version unspecified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the target system · Ability to save a file with .ewb extension
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/4698
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46996
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32542
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7307

Scores

EPSS 0.0471
EPSS Percentile 90.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
national_instruments/electronics_workbench
Published Dec 09, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026