CVE-2012-0271 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the WebConsole component of Novell GroupWise Internet Agent (GWIA) versions 8.0 prior to 8.0.3 HP1 and 2012 prior to SP1. This critical vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 10.0, allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a crafted HTTP request, such as one with a negative Content-Length, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, indicating a potential for exploitation, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old flaw.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:8.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:8.01:hp:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.02CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:8.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.02CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:8.02:hp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.