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.

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 10.0EPSS 77.0%

Does this matter?

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

CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS: 76.95% probability · 100th percentile
Public exploits: 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 4 January 2013
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-119
Affected: enterasys/netsight
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 77.0% 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 (1)

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-23887 source ↗	Enterasys NetSight - 'nssyslogd.exe' Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)windows · Metasploit	remote	4 January 2013	yes

References

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