Buffer overflow in Novell Netware

CVE-2011-4191

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.333 (97.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Novell Netware — versions 6.5
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
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