Novell GroupWise Messenger Messenger Client buffer overflow
| groupwise-messenger-client-bo (42917) |  High Risk |
Description:
Novell GroupWise Messenger is vulnerable to multiple stack-based buffer overflows, caused by improper bounds checking by the Novell GroupWise Messenger Client. By sending a spoofed server response to valid client requests, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7.5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.5 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Refer to Novell Technical Information Document ID: 5026700 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Novell Technical Information Document ID: 5026700: GroupWise Messenger 2.0.3 Hot Patch 1 Client for Windows - US and Multi.
- BID-29602: Novell GroupWise Messenger Client Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-2703: Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Novell GroupWise Messenger (GWIM) Client before 2.0.3 HP1 for Windows allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via spoofed server responses that contain a long string after the NM_A_SZ_TRANSACTION_ID field name.
- SA30576: Novell GroupWise Messenger Client Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1020209: Novell GroupWise Messenger Stack Overflows Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-1764: Novell GroupWise Messenger Code Execution and DoS Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Novell GroupWise Messenger 2.0
- Novell GroupWise Messenger 2.0.2
- Novell GroupWise Messenger 2.0.3
Reported:
Jun 03, 2008
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