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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2011-5227

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Syslog service (nssyslogd.exe) in Enterasys Network Management Suite (NMS) before 4.1.0.80 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long PRIO field in a message to UDP port 514.

HIGH 10.0EPSS 77.0%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 77.0%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Syslog service (nssyslogd.exe) in Enterasys Network Management Suite (NMS) before 4.1.0.80 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long PRIO field in a message to UDP port 514.

CVSS 2.0
10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
76.95% probability · 100th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
enterasys/netsight
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.