CVE-2011-4191 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 10.2% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 10.24% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2011-11-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| novell | netware |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Novell Netware - XNFS caller_name xdrDecodeString Remote Code Execution | 2012-01-10 |
| exploit-db | Novell Netware - XNFS.NLM NFS Rename Remote Code Execution | 2012-01-06 |
| exploit-db | Novell Netware - XNFS.NLM STAT Notify Remote Code Execution | 2012-01-06 |
References
- 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
- 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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