CVE-2012-0432

Exp

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.

Published: 2012-12-25 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-0432 is rated High Exploit Risk (91.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 85.18%, 99th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.33% 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-2012-0432

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
24323 exploit_db edb 2013-01-24 Exploit-DB ↗
24205 exploit_db edb 2013-01-18 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0432

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 2025-03-30 83.85% 85.18% +1.33%
2 2025-03-29 85.18% 83.85% -1.33%
3 2025-03-19 — 85.18% —

Full EPSS history (22 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-0432

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-2012-0432

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-0432

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microfocus edirectory 8.8.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:edirectory:8.8.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microfocus edirectory 8.8.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:edirectory:8.8.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-0432

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