CVE-2012-4957 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in NFRAgent.exe in Novell File Reporter 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a /FSF/CMD request with a full pathname in a PATH element of an SRS record.

Published: 2012-11-18

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 75.6% 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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:novell:file_reporter:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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 Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.75558.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/273371
https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2012/11/16/nfr-agent-buffer-vulnerabilites-cve-2012-4959

History

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Subscriptions

Novell File Reporter

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published: 2012-11-18T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T04:24:22.565Z

Reserved: 2012-09-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4957

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-11-18T19:55:01.417

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

Link: CVE-2012-4957

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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