CVE-2012-4956

Exp

Heap-based buffer overflow in NFRAgent.exe in Novell File Reporter 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number of VOL elements in an SRS record.

Published: 2012-11-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-4956 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 37.72%, 98th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-4956

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4956

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 2026-06-15 68.58% 37.72% -30.86%
2 2025-08-11 70.48% 68.58% -1.90%
3 2025-03-30 — 70.48% —

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-4956

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-2012-4956

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-4956

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
novell file_reporter 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:novell:file_reporter:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-4956

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