CVE-2012-4956 (GCVE-0-2012-4956)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-11-18 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:50
VLAI
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in NFRAgent.exe in Novell File Reporter 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number of VOL elements in an SRS record.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/273371 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN
http://osvdb.org/87574 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit… x_refsource_MISC
Date Public
2012-11-16 00:00
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