CVE-2012-4607

Buffer overflow in nsrindexd in EMC NetWorker 7.5.x and 7.6.x before 7.6.5, and 8.x before 8.0.0.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted SunRPC data.

Published: 2013-01-17 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-4607 is rated High Risk (69.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.41%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4607

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 2026-02-06 8.12% 8.41% +0.29%
2 2025-10-10 10.14% 8.12% -2.02%
3 2025-03-30 10.14%

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-4607

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-4607

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-4607

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
emc networker 7.5 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.5.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.5.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 7.6.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.0.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.0.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-4607

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