CVE-2012-0432

critical

Published 2012-12-25 · Modified 2026-04-29

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

10.0

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Novell NCP implementation in NetIQ eDirectory 8.8.7.x before 8.8.7.2 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-24205 remote linux

Gary Nilson · 2013-01-18

Novell NCP - Remote Command Execution

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

EDB-24323 remote multiple verified

Metasploit · 2013-01-24

Novell eDirectory 8 - Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

Metasploit modules

exploit_linux/misc/novell_edirectory_ncp_bof rank 300

Novell eDirectory 8 Buffer Overflow

Source fetch failed: fetch_error — view the original via the link above.

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
microfocus	edirectory	`8.8.7.0`
microfocus	edirectory	`8.8.7.1`

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.