CVE-2012-0271 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 17.2% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 17.23% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-189 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-09-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| novell | groupwise |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Novell Groupwise 8.0.2 HP3 and 2012 - Integer Overflow | 2012-09-17 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/85426
- http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7010769
- http://www.protekresearchlab.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=61&Itemid=61
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=746199
- http://osvdb.org/85426
- http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7010769
- http://www.protekresearchlab.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=61&Itemid=61
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=746199
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