CVE-2011-5227

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-5227
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-10-25 17:55:00 UTC
Updated2017-08-29 01:30:00 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

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Zero Day Initiative MISC www.zerodayinitiative.com
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
cp-enterasys.kb.net/display/4n/kb/article.aspx CONFIRM cp-enterasys.kb.net
Security Advisory SA47263 - Enterasys Network Management Suite Syslog Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
cp-enterasys.kb.net/utility/downloadArticle.aspx CONFIRM cp-enterasys.kb.net
Enterasys NetSight nssyslogd Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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