CVE-2012-0439 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 39.2% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
An ActiveX control in gwcls1.dll in the client in Novell GroupWise 8.0 before 8.0.3 HP2 and 2012 before SP1 HP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a pointer argument to the SetEngine method or (2) an XPItem pointer argument to an unspecified method.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 39.18% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2013-02-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| novell | groupwise |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Novell Groupwise Client - 'gwcls1.dll' ActiveX Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2013-02-12 |
References
- http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7011688
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-13-008/
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=712144
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=743674
- http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7011688
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-13-008/
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=712144
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=743674
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