CVE-2010-4227

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 16.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2011-02-25 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

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.

Affected products

Novell Netware: through 6.5; 6.5, 6.5-sp1, 6.5-sp2, 6.5-sp3, 6.5-sp4, 6.5-sp5 (+1)

References

http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=1z3z-OsVCiE~
http://secunia.com/advisories/43431
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8104
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16234
http://www.protekresearchlab.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24&Itemid=24
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516645/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46535
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025119
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0497
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-090
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65625
http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=1z3z-OsVCiE~

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