CVE-2012-2288 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerability in the nsrd RPC service in EMC NetWorker 7.6.3 and 7.6.4 before 7.6.4.1, and 8.0 before 8.0.0.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a message.

Published: 2012-09-04

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 69.9% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.0:::::::*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.69925.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-08/0219.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55330
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027459

History

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Subscriptions

Emc Networker

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: dell

Published: 2012-09-04T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T19:26:09.006Z

Reserved: 2012-04-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-2288

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-09-04T11:04:48.967

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-2288

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-134

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