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    CVE-2016-5762

    Integer overflow in the Post Office Agent in Novell GroupWise before 2014 R2 Service Pack 1 Hot Patch 1 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) username or (2) password, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

    Published:Apr 20, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Apr 20, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.08934
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Novell
    Product
    Groupwise

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-92 Forced Integer Overflow

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2016-5761 (CVSS 6.1) — Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Novell GroupWise before 2014 R2 Service Pack 1 Hot Patch 1 allows …
    CVE-2016-5760 (CVSS 6.1) — Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the administrator console in Novell GroupWise before 20…
    CVE-2016-9169 (CVSS 6.1) — A reflected XSS vulnerability exists in the web console of the Document Viewer Agent in Novell GroupWise befor…
    CVE-2014-0611 (CVSS 4.3) — Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WebAccess in Novell GroupWise 2012 before Support Pack …
    CVE-2014-0610 (CVSS 10) — The client in Novell GroupWise before 8.0.3 HP4, 2012 before SP3, and 2014 before SP1 on Windows allows remote…
    CVE-2014-0600 (CVSS 7.8) — FileUploadServlet in the Administration service in Novell GroupWise 2014 before SP1 allows remote attackers to…
    CVE-2013-1087 (CVSS 4.3) — Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the client in Novell GroupWise through 8.0.3 HP3, and 2012 through…
    CVE-2013-1086 (CVSS 4.3) — Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebAccess in Novell GroupWise before 8.0.3 HP3, and 2012 before SP…
    CVE-2012-0439 (CVSS 9.3) — An ActiveX control in gwcls1.dll in the client in Novell GroupWise 8.0 before 8.0.3 HP2 and 2012 before SP1 HP…
    CVE-2013-0804 (CVSS 10) — The client in Novell GroupWise 8.0 before 8.0.3 HP2 and 2012 before SP1 HP1 allows remote attackers to execute…

    References

    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138503/Micro-Focus-GroupWise-Cross-Site-Scripting-Overflows.html
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/123
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539296/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92642
    https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017975
    https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20160825-0_Micro_Focus_GroupWise_Multiple_vulnerabilities_v10.txt
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138503/Micro-Focus-GroupWise-Cross-Site-Scripting-Overflows.html
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/123
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539296/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92642
    https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017975
    https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20160825-0_Micro_Focus_GroupWise_Multiple_vulnerabilities_v10.txt

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High