HIGH
The xdrDecodeString function in XNFS.NLM in Novell Netware 6.5 before SP8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (abend) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted, signed value in a NFS RPC request to port UDP 1234, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow
Published Feb 25, 2011
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 16.82%
Description
The xdrDecodeString function in XNFS.NLM in Novell Netware 6.5 before SP8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (abend) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted, signed value in a NFS RPC request to port UDP 1234, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow.
Affected products
No data.
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
16.82% 0.16819
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.16819
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 16.82% (0.16819) | 96.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 16.82% (0.16819) | 96.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 11, 2026 | 38.45% (0.38452) | 97.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 41.38% (0.41379) | 97.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 14, 2025 | 43.53% (0.43530) | 97.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 1, 2025 | 51.78% (0.51777) | 97.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 55.69% (0.55692) | 97.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 24.90% (0.24903) | 93.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 55.18% (0.55176) | 97.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 94.03% (0.94026) | 99.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 13, 2024 | 94.03% (0.94026) | 99.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 24, 2024 | 93.99% (0.93995) | 98.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 95.17% (0.95171) | 99.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 4, 2023 | 95.03% (0.95026) | 98.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 16, 2023 | 95.65% (0.95654) | 98.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.25% (0.96249) | 99.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 35.20% (0.35205) | 97.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 35.20% (0.35205) | 96.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (11)
- http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=1z3z-OsVCiE~ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43431 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8104 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16234 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://www.protekresearchlab.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24&Itemid=24 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516645/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46535 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025119 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0497 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-090 x_refsource_MISC
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65625 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=1z3z-OsVCiE~ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/43431 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8104 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16234 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| http://www.protekresearchlab.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24&Itemid=24 | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516645/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46535 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025119 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0497 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-090 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65625 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 25, 2011
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 10, 2010
Link CVE-2010-4227
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a