VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-5762
Integer overflow in the Post Office Agent in Novell GroupWise before 2014 R2 Service Pack 1 Hot Patch 1 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) username or (2) password, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 5.73%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.73%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Integer overflow in the Post Office Agent in Novell GroupWise before 2014 R2 Service Pack 1 Hot Patch 1 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) username or (2) password, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.73% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- novell/groupwise
- Source
- security@opentext.com
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138503/Micro-Focus-GroupWise-Cross-Site-Scripting-Overflows.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/123
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539296/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92642
- https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017975
- https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20160825-0_Micro_Focus_GroupWise_Multiple_vulnerabilities_v10.txt
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138503/Micro-Focus-GroupWise-Cross-Site-Scripting-Overflows.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/123
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539296/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92642
- https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017975
- https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20160825-0_Micro_Focus_GroupWise_Multiple_vulnerabilities_v10.txt
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.