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CVE-2008-2703

76
FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
61.12%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Novell GroupWise Messenger Client Buffer Overflow · Jul 2, 2008
ExploitDB: EDB-16814 · Jun 22, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.6112 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

secunia.com / advisories/30576
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/42917
support.novell.com / docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5026700.html
Patch
securityfocus.com / archive/1/493964/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/29602
securitytracker.com / id
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/1764/references
Vendor Advisory