HIGH
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
Published Nov 30, 2011
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 10.24%
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.
Affected products
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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
10.24% 0.10236
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.10236
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 (34 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 10.24% (0.10236) | 95.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.38% (0.10383) | 95.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 33.26% (0.33256) | 96.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2026 | 38.86% (0.38864) | 97.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 4, 2026 | 42.45% (0.42447) | 97.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 46.65% (0.46650) | 97.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 21, 2025 | 11.37% (0.11373) | 93.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 15.10% (0.15100) | 94.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 19, 2025 | 13.33% (0.13329) | 93.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 14.77% (0.14774) | 93.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 11.88% (0.11882) | 89.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 14.77% (0.14774) | 94.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 15, 2025 | 24.73% (0.24732) | 96.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 31.31% (0.31311) | 97.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 32.17% (0.32166) | 97.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 7, 2024 | 65.67% (0.65673) | 97.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 63.08% (0.63084) | 97.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 51.62% (0.51621) | 97.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 46.65% (0.46654) | 97.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | 41.43% (0.41432) | 97.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 28, 2024 | 36.85% (0.36853) | 97.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 34.45% (0.34445) | 96.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 34.79% (0.34789) | 96.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 18, 2023 | 77.87% (0.77866) | 97.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 25, 2023 | 82.95% (0.82947) | 98.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 28, 2023 | 88.53% (0.88528) | 98.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 29, 2023 | 90.06% (0.90057) | 98.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 26, 2023 | 91.12% (0.91122) | 98.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 95.04% (0.95040) | 98.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.21% (0.06211) | 90.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 15, 2022 | 6.21% (0.06211) | 89.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.95% (0.06953) | 91.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 12, 2022 | 6.95% (0.06953) | 79.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.22% (0.08225) | 82.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=Cfw1tDezgbw~ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=671020 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=702491 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=Cfw1tDezgbw~ | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=671020 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=702491 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 30, 2011
Updated Sep 17, 2024
Reserved Oct 25, 2011
Link CVE-2011-4191
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a