CVE-2018-1218
In Dell EMC NetWorker versions prior to 9.2.1.1, versions prior to 9.1.1.6, 9.0.x, and versions prior to 8.2.4.11, the 'nsrd' daemon causes a buffer overflow condition when handling certain messages.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.7%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
In Dell EMC NetWorker versions prior to 9.2.1.1, versions prior to 9.1.1.6, 9.0.x, and versions prior to 8.2.4.11, the 'nsrd' daemon causes a buffer overflow condition when handling certain messages. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service to the users of NetWorker systems.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 15.72% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 23 March 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- dell/emc networker
- Source
- security_alert@emc.com
EPSS moved from 12.2% on 21 September 2026 to 15.7% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
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.
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Mar/43Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040546Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44332/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Mar/43Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040546Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44332/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.