What is CVE-2010-4717?

CVE-2010-4717 is a vulnerability in Novell Groupwise, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2011-01-31.

Is CVE-2010-4717 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Novell Groupwise

CVE-2010-4717

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2011-01-31 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.099 (95.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.099 · newest: 0.099 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Novell Groupwise — versions 4.1, 4.1a, 5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

www.protekresearchlab.com/index.php (Exploit)
www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do (Vendor Advisory)
www.facebook.com/note.php
bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-4717?: CVE-2010-4717 is a vulnerability in Novell Groupwise, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2011-01-31.
Is CVE-2010-4717 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.