CVE-2011-3176

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Preboot Service in Novell ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) 11.1 and 11.1a allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an opcode 0x4c request.

Published: 2012-04-09 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-3176 is rated High Exploit Risk (91.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 83.60%, 99th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.61% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2011-3176

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
19958 exploit_db edb 2012-07-20 Exploit-DB ↗
19959 exploit_db edb 2012-07-20 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-3176

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-09-14 81.99% 83.60% +1.61%
2 2025-06-11 72.26% 81.99% +9.73%
3 2025-03-30 — 72.26% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-3176

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-3176

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-3176

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
novell zenworks_configuration_management 11.1 cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_configuration_management:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell zenworks_configuration_management 11.1a cpe:2.3:a:novell:zenworks_configuration_management:11.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-3176

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