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CVE-2011-5227

Published: Oct 25, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
10.0CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
77.0%
Top 0.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Stack-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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

n/an/a
netsightenterasys
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
enterasyscommercialNetworking Infrastructure

Exploitability

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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71889
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://cp-enterasys.kb.net/utility/downloadArticle.aspx?aid=14206
cp-enterasys.kb.net
https://cp-enterasys.kb.net/display/4n/kb/article.aspx?aid=14206&n=3&tab=search&bt=4n&s=
cp-enterasys.kb.net
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Timeline

Published
Oct 25, 2012
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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