CVE-2010-4227
highpriority · attend · 56EPSS 0.168 · 97 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-16234Novell Netware - RPC XNFS xdrDecodeStringfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (3)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (32)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=1z3z-OsVCiE~cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43431cnnvd
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16234cnnvd
- http://www.protekresearchlab.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24&Itemid=24cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/516645/100/0/threadedcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46535cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025119cnnvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0497cnnvd
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