CVE-2010-4227
HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 16.8%EU EUVD
The xdrDecodeString function in XNFS.NLM in Novell Netware 6.5 before SP8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (abend) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted, signed value in a NFS RPC request to port UDP 1234, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 10.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 16.8% (97th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2010-4201)
- Published
- February 25, 2011
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-4201 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- novell / netware
- novell / netware
- novell / netware
- novell / netware
- novell / netware
- novell / netware
- novell / netware
- novell / netware
References
- http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=1z3z-OsVCiE~(Patch)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43431(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8104
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16234(Exploit)
- http://www.protekresearchlab.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24&Itemid=24(Exploit)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516645/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46535(Exploit)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025119
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0497(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-090
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65625
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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