CVE-2008-2703 describes multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Novell GroupWise Messenger (GWIM) Client versions prior to 2.0.3 HP1 for Windows. This critical vulnerability allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending crafted, spoofed server responses containing an overly long string after the NM_A_SZ_TRANSACTION_ID field. With a CVSS score of 10.0, the vulnerability poses a severe risk of complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability). While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code, including Metasploit modules and ExploitDB entries, is readily available, indicating a high potential for exploitation despite limited community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise_messenger:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise_messenger:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise_messenger:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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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.