CVE-2016-5762 json
Integer overflow in the Post Office Agent in Novell GroupWise before 2014 R2 Service Pack 1 Hot Patch 1 might allow remote attackers to exe…
published 2017-04-20 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-6697
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 5.7%
- EPSS 5.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction
5.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/92642
vdb-entry
- novell.com /support/kb/doc.php?id=7017975
- packetstormsecurity.com /files/138503/Micro-Focus-GroupWise-Cross-Site-Scripting-Overflows.html
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/539296/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
-
seclists.org
/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/123
mailing-list
- sec-consult.com /fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20160825-0_Micro_Focus_GroupWise_Multiple_vulnerabilities_v10.txt
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-5762
- NVD CVE-2016-5762
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