Vulnerability in Novell Groupwise Messenger
CVE-2006-0992
Stack-based buffer overflow in Novell GroupWise Messenger before 2.0 Public Beta 2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Accept-Language value without a comma or semicolon. NOTE: due to a typo, the original ZDI advisory accidentally referenced CVE-2006-0092. This is the correct identifier.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.734 (99.5th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.728 · newest: 0.734 · change: +0.005
Affected products
- Novell Groupwise Messenger — versions 2.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- metasploit.blogspot.com/2006/04/exploit-development-groupwise_14.html
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-008.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/24617 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1355 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25828 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/19663 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430911/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1679 (exploit)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-0992?
- CVE-2006-0992 is a vulnerability in Novell Groupwise Messenger. Published 2006-04-14.
- Is CVE-2006-0992 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.