CVE-2008-2703 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2008-06-13

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 80.2% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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_messenger:2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise_messenger:2.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise_messenger:2.0.3:::::::*

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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 0.8022.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/30576
http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5026700.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493964/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29602
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020209
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1764/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42917

History

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.71685}`	epss `{'score': 0.7077}`

Subscriptions

Novell Groupwise Messenger

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-06-13T19:19:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:14:14.729Z

Reserved: 2008-06-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-2703

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-06-13T19:41:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2008-2703

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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