CVE-2011-4191

Published: Nov 30, 2011Modified: Apr 29, 2026

7.5

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the xdrDecodeString function in XNFS.NLM in Novell NetWare 6.5 SP8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (abend or NFS outage) via long packets.

Affected (1)

Products: Novell: Netware

Novell

1 product

Netware

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Novell Netware	Version 6.5 sp8

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (6)

http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=Cfw1tDezgbw~

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=671020

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=702491

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=Cfw1tDezgbw~

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=671020

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=702491

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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