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CVE-2006-0992
Stack-based buffer overflow in Novell GroupWise Messenger before 2.0 Public Beta 2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a…
High10.0EPSS 73.4%
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Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Novell GroupWise Messenger before 2.0 Public Beta 2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Accept-Language value without a comma or semicolon. NOTE: due to a typo, the original ZDI advisory accidentally referenced CVE-2006-0092. This is the correct identifier.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 73.4% · top 0.5% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (12)
- http://metasploit.blogspot.com/2006/04/exploit-development-groupwise_14.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-008.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 24617 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- ADV-2006-1355 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- groupwise-accept-language-bo(25828) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 19663 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20060413 ZDI-06-008: Novell GroupWise Messenger Accept-Language Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1679 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 1015911 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?10100861.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://cirt.dk/advisories/cirt-42-advisory.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 17503 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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