CVE-2011-5227

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-5227
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-10-25 17:55:06 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionStack-based buffer overflow in the Syslog service (nssyslogd.exe) in Enterasys Network Management Suite (NMS) before 4.1.0.80 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long PRIO field in a message to UDP port 514.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Enterasys Netsight All All All All
Hardware Enterasys Netsight All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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cp-enterasys.kb.net/display/4n/kb/article.aspx af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cp-enterasys.kb.net
cp-enterasys.kb.net/utility/downloadArticle.aspx af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cp-enterasys.kb.net
Zero Day Initiative af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.zerodayinitiative.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Security Advisory SA47263 - Enterasys Network Management Suite Syslog Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Enterasys NetSight nssyslogd Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
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