Is CVE-2012-4956 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-4956 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-4956?

CVE-2012-4956 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-4956

HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 37.7%EU EUVD

Heap-based buffer overflow in NFRAgent.exe in Novell File Reporter 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number of VOL elements in an SRS record.

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: 37.7% (99th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-4881)
Published: November 18, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-4881 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

novell / file reporter

References

http://osvdb.org/87574
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/273371(US Government Resource)
https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2012/11/16/nfr-agent-buffer-vulnerabilites-cve-2012-4959(Exploit)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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