CVE-2013-1085

Groupwise Messenger vulnerability

CVSS

9.3

EPSS

5.6%

EPSS pct

92th

Exploited

No known

Stack-based buffer overflow in the nim: protocol handler in Novell GroupWise Messenger 2.04 and earlier, and Novell Messenger 2.1.x and 2.2.x before 2.2.2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an import command containing a long string in the filename parameter.

Affected vendor

Novell

Affected product

Groupwise Messenger

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds

Published

2013-03-29

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 5.6% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2013-1085

Confirm whether Novell Groupwise Messenger is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2013-1085.
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