FKIE_CVE-2012-4957

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-11-18 19:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:45
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cret@cert.orghttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/273371US Government Resource
cret@cert.orghttps://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2012/11/16/nfr-agent-buffer-vulnerabilites-cve-2012-4959
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/273371US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2012/11/16/nfr-agent-buffer-vulnerabilites-cve-2012-4959
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
novell file_reporter 1.0.2
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:45:58.177",
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