CVE-2012-0271
Integer overflow in the WebConsole component in gwia.exe in GroupWise Internet Agent (GWIA) in Novell GroupWise 8.0 before 8.0.3 HP1 and 2012 before SP1 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request that triggers a…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.5%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Integer overflow in the WebConsole component in gwia.exe in GroupWise Internet Agent (GWIA) in Novell GroupWise 8.0 before 8.0.3 HP1 and 2012 before SP1 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, as demonstrated by a request with -1 in the Content-Length HTTP header.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 17.54% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 17 September 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- novell/groupwise
- Source
- PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com
EPSS 17.5% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
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References
- http://osvdb.org/85426
- http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7010769Vendor Advisory
- http://www.protekresearchlab.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=61&Itemid=61Exploit
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=746199
- http://osvdb.org/85426
- http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7010769Vendor Advisory
- http://www.protekresearchlab.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=61&Itemid=61Exploit
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=746199
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