What is CVE-2012-4956?

CVE-2012-4956 is a vulnerability in Novell File Reporter, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2012-11-18.

Is CVE-2012-4956 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Novell File Reporter

CVE-2012-4956

Heap-based buffer overflow in NFRAgent.exe in Novell File Reporter 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number of VOL elements in an SRS record.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2012-11-18 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.377 (98.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-27.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.377 · newest: 0.377 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Novell File Reporter — versions 1.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

rapid7/metasploit-framework

References

www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/273371 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
osvdb.org/87574 (vdb-entry)
community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2012/11/16/nfr-agent-buffer-vuln… (Exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-4956?: CVE-2012-4956 is a vulnerability in Novell File Reporter, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2012-11-18.
Is CVE-2012-4956 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.