CVE-2011-4191 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the xdrDecodeString function of XNFS.NLM within Novell NetWare 6.5 SP8. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (system abend or NFS outage) by sending specially crafted, long packets. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, indicating a high likelihood of exploitation, despite a lack of significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:novell:netware:6.5:sp8:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.