CVE-2010-4717

Groupwise vulnerability

CVSS

6.5

EPSS

9.9%

EPSS pct

95th

Exploited

No known

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the IMAP server component in GroupWise Internet Agent (GWIA) in Novell GroupWise before 8.02HP allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) LIST or (2) LSUB command.

Affected vendor

Novell

Affected product

Groupwise

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds

Published

2011-01-31

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 9.9% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

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