CVE-2010-4227 describes a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the xdrDecodeString function of XNFS.NLM within Novell Netware 6.5 prior to SP8. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (abend) or execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted NFS RPC request to UDP port 1234. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware:*:sp7:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware:6.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware:6.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:netware:6.5:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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