CVE-2011-5227

Enterasys Netsight < 4.1.0.79 - Memory Corruption

Title source: rule

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.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubyremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23887
metasploit WORKING POC NORMAL
by Jeremy Brown · rubypocwin
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/misc/enterasys_netsight_syslog_bof.rb

Scores

EPSS 0.7800
EPSS Percentile 99.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
enterasys/netsight < 4.1.0.79 (2 CPE variants)
Published Oct 25, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026