VulnerabilityModified

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.

EXPLOIT ×3 ✓HIGH 7.5EPSS 10.2%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.2%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS: 10.24% probability · 96th percentile
Public exploits: 3 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 6 January 2012
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-119
Affected: novell/netware
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 10.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (3)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-18351 source ↗	Novell Netware - XNFS caller_name xdrDecodeString Remote Code Executionnetware · Francis Provencher	dos	10 January 2012	yes
EDB-18328 source ↗	Novell Netware - XNFS.NLM STAT Notify Remote Code Executionnetware · Francis Provencher	dos	6 January 2012	yes
EDB-18327 source ↗	Novell Netware - XNFS.NLM NFS Rename Remote Code Executionnetware · Francis Provencher	dos	6 January 2012	yes

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.