CVE-2013-1085 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the nim: protocol handler in Novell GroupWise Messenger 2.04 and earlier, and Novell Messenger 2.1.x and 2.2.x before 2.2.2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an import command containing a long string in the filename parameter.

Published: 2013-03-29

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 20.6% 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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise_messenger::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise_messenger:1.0.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise_messenger:2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise_messenger:2.0.2:::::::*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:novell:messenger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:novell:messenger::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:novell:messenger:2.2.0:::::::*

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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 Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.20584.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7011935
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-13-036/
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=777352

History

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Subscriptions

Novell Groupwise Messenger Messenger

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2013-03-29T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:11:10.767Z

Reserved: 2013-01-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-1085

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-03-29T16:09:05.767

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-1085

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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