CVE-2006-0992 describes a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Novell GroupWise Messenger versions prior to 2.0 Public Beta 2. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted, long Accept-Language value without a comma or semicolon. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Exploit code, including a Metasploit module, is publicly available, although there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise_messenger:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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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.