CVE-2001-1231 describes a vulnerability in Novell GroupWise 5.5 and 6, specifically when operating in live remote or smart caching mode. This flaw allows remote attackers to intercept network traffic and extract usernames and passwords, thereby gaining unauthorized access to other users' mailboxes. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and potential for partial confidentiality impact. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or Metasploit modules, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, suggesting awareness among security professionals.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.