Description
In Novell NetWare before 6.5 SP8, a stack buffer overflow in processing of CALLIT RPC calls in the NFS Portmapper daemon in PKERNEL.NLM allowed remote unauthenticated attackers to execute code, because a length field was incorrectly trusted.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 9.8/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515804Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- https://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=1z3z-OsVCiE~Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-067/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515804Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- https://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=1z3z-OsVCiE~Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-067/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 21, 2018
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified