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CVE-2009-1639
Stack-based buffer overflow in Nucleus Data Recovery Kernel Recovery for Novell 4.03 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary…
High9.3EPSS 2.8%
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Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Nucleus Data Recovery Kernel Recovery for Novell 4.03 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .NKNT file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.8% · top 13% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- http://www.insight-tech.org/xploits/KernelrecoveryforNovell%28Traditionalvolumes%29v.4.03CodeExecutionandDoS.py (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.insight-tech.org/index.php?p=Kernel-recovery-for-Novell-Traditional-volumes-v-4-03-Code-Execution-and-DoS (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 34846 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 34798 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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