CVE-2007-2171 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the base64_decode function in GWINTER.exe in Novell GroupWise (GW) WebAccess before 7.0 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long base64 content in an HTTP Basic Authentication request.

Published: 2007-04-24

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 36.2% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise:7.0:sp1::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.36221.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=8RF83go0nZg~
http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=O9ucpbS1bK0~
http://secunia.com/advisories/24944
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2610
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466212/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23556
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017932
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1455
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-015.html

History

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Subscriptions

Novell Groupwise

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-04-24T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T13:23:51.027Z

Reserved: 2007-04-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-2171

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-04-24T20:19:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-2171

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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