Stack-based buffer overflow in the base64_decode function in GWINTER.exe in Novell GroupWise (GW) WebAccess before 7.0 SP2 allows remote att
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
- Apr 24, 2007
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 24.3% · 98th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
47
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 7 / 30 · 24.3%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| novell | groupwise | cpe:2.3:a:novell:groupwise |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- novell groupwise7.0
Same product
novell: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2012-0271Integer overflow in the WebConsole component in gwia.exe in GroupWise Internet Agent (GWIA) in Novell GroupWise 8.0 before 8.0.3 HP1 and 20145Plan
- CVE-2013-0804The client in Novell GroupWise 8.0 before 8.0.3 HP2 and 2012 before SP1 HP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a den44Plan
- CVE-2010-4711Double free vulnerability in the IMAP server component in GroupWise Internet Agent (GWIA) in Novell GroupWise before 8.02HP allows remote at44Plan
- CVE-2010-4326Multiple buffer overflows in gwwww1.dll in GroupWise Internet Agent (GWIA) in Novell GroupWise before 8.02HP allow remote attackers to execu43Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Research context
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Timeline
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No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Noroxi analysis
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References
- download.novell.com/Download?buildid=8RF83go0nZg~
- download.novell.com/Download?buildid=O9ucpbS1bK0~
- secunia.com/advisories/24944
- securityreason.com/securityalert/2610
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466212/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/23556
- www.securitytracker.com/id?1017932
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1455
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-015.html
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.