TI-2012-02027 Aliases CVE-2012-2288 GHSA-qrqq-j9pv-4jjp

Format string vulnerability in the nsrd RPC service in EMC NetWorker 7.6.3 and 7.6.4…

HIGH 65CWE-134Published 2012-09-04 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-134 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Format string vulnerability in the nsrd RPC service in EMC NetWorker 7.6.3 and 7.6.4 before 7.6.4.1, and 8.0 before 8.0.0.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a message.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.3312 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.3:::::::*	7.6.3	Vulnerable	EMC
cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.4:::::::*	7.6.4	Vulnerable	EMC
cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.0:::::::*	8.0	Vulnerable	EMC

cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6.3 Vulnerable ·EMC
cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:7.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6.4 Vulnerable ·EMC
cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·EMC

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2288
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qrqq-j9pv-4jjp

References

Other 1

20120830 ESA-2012-038: EMC NetWorker Format String Vulnerability

TI-2016-00825 EMC NetWorker 8.2.1.x and 8.2.2.x before 8.2.2.6 and 9.x before 9.0.0.6 mishandles… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2017-11363 Improper authentication in EMC Avamar Server 7.1.x, 7.2.x, 7.3.x, 7.4.x, 7.5.0, EMC… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2006-03769 The Management Console server in EMC NetWorker (formerly Legato NetWorker) 7.3.2 before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2017-11365 Path traversal in EMC Avamar Server 7.1.x, 7.2.x, 7.3.x, 7.4.x, 7.5.0, EMC NetWorker… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2017-11364 Unrestricted file upload in EMC Avamar Server 7.1.x, 7.2.x, 7.3.x, 7.4.x, 7.5.0, EMC… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2012-03947 Buffer overflow in nsrindexd in EMC NetWorker 7.5.x and 7.6.x before 7.6.5, and 8.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3

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Sources

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