Stack-based buffer overflow in the xdrDecodeString function in XNFS.NLM in Novell NetWare 6.5 SP8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitr…

published 2011-11-30 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-4134

cvss: 7.5; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 10.2%; EPSS 10.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits: 3; Exploit-DB

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.

Timeline

2011-11-30 Published
2012-01-06 First public exploit (EDB-18328)

Exploit prediction

10.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

EDB-18351 Novell Netware - XNFS caller_name xdrDecodeString Remote Code Execution dos, 2012-01-10
EDB-18328 Novell Netware - XNFS.NLM STAT Notify Remote Code Execution dos, 2012-01-06
EDB-18327 Novell Netware - XNFS.NLM NFS Rename Remote Code Execution dos, 2012-01-06

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2011-4191
NVD CVE-2011-4191

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Summary