Stack-based buffer overflow in the Novell NCP implementation in NetIQ eDirectory 8.8.7.x before 8.8.7.2 allows remote attackers to have an…

published 2012-12-25 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-0464

cvss: 10.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 58.7%; EPSS 58.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.1%
public exploits: 3; Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Novell NCP implementation in NetIQ eDirectory 8.8.7.x before 8.8.7.2 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

Timeline

2012-12-12 First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/linux/misc/novell_edirectory_ncp_bof)
2012-12-25 Published

Exploit prediction

58.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.1% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit exploit/linux/misc/novell_edirectory_ncp_bof Novell eDirectory 8 Buffer Overflow metasploit exploit, normal rank, 2012-12-12
EDB-24323 Novell eDirectory 8 - Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) remote, 2013-01-24
EDB-24205 Novell NCP - Remote Command Execution remote, 2013-01-18

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	10.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

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

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2012-0432
NVD CVE-2012-0432

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Summary