CVE-2011-4194

Buffer overflow in Novell iPrint Server in Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (OES2) through SP3 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted attributes-natural-language field.

Published: 2012-02-01 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-4194 is rated Moderate Risk (59.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.97%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-4194

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 2026-06-23 2.95% 2.97% +0.03%
2 2026-06-15 8.11% 2.95% -5.16%
3 2025-12-24 8.11%

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-4194

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-4194

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-4194

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
novell open_enterprise_server 2 cpe:2.3:o:novell:open_enterprise_server:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell open_enterprise_server 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:novell:open_enterprise_server:2.0.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell open_enterprise_server 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:novell:open_enterprise_server:2.0.2:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell open_enterprise_server 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:o:novell:open_enterprise_server:2.0.3:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-4194

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