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CVE-2011-4191

Stack-based buffer overflow in the xdrDecodeString function in XNFS.NLM in Novell NetWare 6.5 SP8 allows remote attacker

Stack-based buffer overflow in the xdrDecodeString function in XNFS.NLM in Novell NetWare 6.5 SP8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (abend or NFS outage) via long packets.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.33256
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 3% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

1
novell netwareall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

3
dosNovell Netware - XNFS caller_name xdrDecodeString Remote Code Executionverified
dosNovell Netware - XNFS.NLM NFS Rename Remote Code Executionverified
dosNovell Netware - XNFS.NLM STAT Notify Remote Code Executionverified
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD30 Nov 2011 · 04:05 AM
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=Cfw1tDezgbw~
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=671020
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=702491
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