CVE-2009-5153 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code via a stack buffer overflow in the NFS Portmapper daemon of Novell NetWare.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-5153?
CVE-2009-5153 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Nov 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Novell NetWare before 6.5 SP8, a stack buffer overflow in processing of CALLIT RPC calls in the NFS Portmapper daemon in PKERNEL.NLM allowed remote unauthenticated attackers to execute code, because a length field was incorrectly trusted.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-5153?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microfocus Netware.
How do I fix CVE-2009-5153?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-5153 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2009-5153 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-5153 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8rj8-7q6h-g4g9.