CVE-2012-0439 describes a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Novell GroupWise 8.0 (prior to 8.0.3 HP2) and 2012 (prior to SP1 HP1) clients. This flaw resides in the gwcls1.dll ActiveX control, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code by manipulating pointer arguments in the SetEngine method or an unspecified method. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having a medium attack complexity, but granting full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, a Metasploit module and an ExploitDB entry confirm the existence of public exploit code, indicating a high potential for exploitation despite limited community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:8.00:hp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:8.00:hp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:8.00:hp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:8.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub 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 records are not available for this CVE.