CVE-2009-3863 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in the gxmim1.dll ActiveX control in Novell Groupwise Client 7.0.3.1294 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long argument to the SetFontFace method.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 5.02% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-11-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| novell | groupwise |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Novell Groupwise Client 7.0.3.1294 - ActiveX Denial of Service (PoC) | 2009-09-15 |
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