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CVE-2012-0271 Detail

Description

Integer overflow in the WebConsole component in gwia.exe in GroupWise Internet Agent (GWIA) in Novell GroupWise 8.0 before 8.0.3 HP1 and 2012 before SP1 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, as demonstrated by a request with -1 in the Content-Length HTTP header.


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Evaluator Impact

Per: http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7010769 "Previous versions of GroupWise are likely also vulnerable but are no longer supported."

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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7010769 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.protekresearchlab.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=61&Itemid=61 Exploit 
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=746199

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-189 Numeric Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-0271
NVD Published Date:
09/19/2012
NVD Last Modified:
04/01/2013
Source:
Flexera Software LLC