CVE-2010-4228

Netware vulnerability

CVSS

9.0

EPSS

14.7%

EPSS pct

96th

Exploited

No known

Stack-based buffer overflow in NWFTPD.NLM before 5.10.02 in the FTP server in Novell NetWare allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (abend) via a long DELE command, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0625.4.

Affected vendor

Novell

Affected product

Netware

CVSS vector

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

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds

Published

2011-03-22

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 14.7% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

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