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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-0432

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Novell NCP implementation in NetIQ eDirectory 8.8.7.x before 8.8.7.2 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

EXPLOIT ×2 ✓HIGH 10.0EPSS 58.7%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 58.7%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Novell NCP implementation in NetIQ eDirectory 8.8.7.x before 8.8.7.2 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

CVSS 2.0
10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
58.70% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits
2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 18 January 2013
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
microfocus/edirectory
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%30%60%26 October 2026: 58.70%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 58.7% 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 (2)

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-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-24323source ↗Novell eDirectory 8 - Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)multiple · Metasploitremote24 January 2013yes
EDB-24205source ↗Novell NCP - Remote Command Executionlinux · Gary Nilsonremote18 January 2013no

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