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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 exe…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
5.7%
percentile 93%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

5.73% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.09.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/92642 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • novell.com /support/kb/doc.php?id=7017975 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • packetstormsecurity.com /files/138503/Micro-Focus-GroupWise-Cross-Site-Scripting-Overflows.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/539296/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/123 · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
  • sec-consult.com /fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20160825-0_Micro_Focus_GroupWise_Multiple_vuln · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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